The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,242 - Aug 19 2014

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Clues Answers
Adulterous kiss stolen by a liar, matter to be resolved EXTRAMARITAL
Advice on clues misleading COUNSEL
Alien forms gulping hot smoke INHALE
Banger -- bird has cut through it JALOPY
Bishop back to nick the rest BREATHER
Cold as 'ice', but not cold? HEARTLESS
Contrary to the current use, tram designed to carry people, primarily UPSTREAM
Country lacking an adequate universal puzzle SUDOKU
Eastern vessel by some measure, a lot of rubbish JUNKYARD
End in gaiety in the extreme, in a bad mood GRUMPY
English stole to steal houses -- some craft! LIFEBOAT
Grit in an urban allotment? TENACITY
Hand on a capital city PALMA
Lowest point in puzzle FLOOR
Male escorts -- those on the fiddle, we might hear? BEAUX
Clues Answers
Money nothing to regret, after a raise EURO
Nick Cook POACH
One claiming strong is weak? UNFIT
One going on tractor or not, here by mistake CHATTERER
Painfully funny -- like metal? IRONIC
Patent getting done on time OVERT
Piece I gather in various parts MANIFOLD
Poor, getting beaten STRAPPED
Possibly two -- but feeling less? NUMBER
Press etc gatecrashing party for entertainer COMEDIAN
Royal address that may be taken up? MAAM
Sell off university -- something to be done about it? AUCTION
Some mixed-up characters? ALPHABETSOUP
Tune percussion instrument endlessly without a word of appreciation for instrument neither seen nor heard AIRGUITAR
Weapons poorly inserted into channel ARTILLERY