The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,234 - Aug 5 2014

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A freeing of lab mice is pleasant AMICABLE
All by myself, eating therefore is salutary WHOLESOME
An early lead? CHILDSTAR
Are assembled inside, thirsty and miserable DREARY
Be out of bed, now, tottery and depressed DOWN
Bound to be in that place with old rocker hanging around TETHERED
Charge with breaking rules. Have little hesitation FEELSURE
Cockney might give you load you can just carry -- it's injurious HARMFUL
Complained as insect had a bite BEEFED
Drink little drink -- about to fall over! PORTER
Duck weed, small, removed with garden tool DRAKE
Ebbing river that floods over tours passed by ELAPSED
How it conveys surprise? WELL
Idol worshipper: converted rogue that good has been instilled into GROUPIE
In this way, fractions will be produced THIRDS
It stops us being led astray when in right REDLIGHT
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Londoner sea-sick on little boat EASTENDER
Nibs and pen, first off, are required by writer IBSEN
Offers direction -- would rather have no parking REFERS
One hears a sadly-spoken remark in an undertone ASIDE
One hears ship is about set for casting off LISTENER
Put seeds round it for birds PIPITS
Scribble 'Half of screws to be removed by metal instrument' SCRAWL
Sea horse has eaten that article the writer's put together MARITIME
She names South African province, to get one point NATALIE
Smart, as jeans for women are not? DRESSY
Some, caught in act, took to their heels DEPARTED
Stab and stab again GORE
Strategy of squad, besides leaving? PLAN
Taking ill, concerned with flu, sent off RESENTFUL
What was that you said about painting our home? EARTH
You should get through it, if first you're given a drink APERITIF