The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,237 - Aug 8 2014

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Clues Answers
A club fixer's heading off to develop one of our team EXCALIBUR
Answer? There's no answer, and nothing on page RECTO
Artist fighting depression when energy's gone WARHOL
Be a defender producing poor header ADHERE
Clear goal apart from, on review, being bitten by footballer PENETRABLE
Earache for sandwiches one prepares for restaurant CHEF
Extremely awful strike, nearly a record ALBUM
Feign injury perhaps, with agreement to hold position PLAYACT
Football score that hurts Germany, community gathers TOUCHDOWN
Foul, e.g., no help if team desires hat-trick from him? GENIEOFTHELAMP
Get to catch mostly very good football film FEVERPITCH
Go for some shots, maybe, and almost score HITTHEBAR
Heads for opening ceremony -- now what's happening? OCCURRENT
Incisive information used in bet PUNGENT
Clues Answers
Is attacker L Suarez bit to be replaced? BRUTALIZES
Is upset about fine backing for drinking songs SKOLIA
Kick the ball -- hack -- in due direction COMPASSBEARING
Losing Hazard contributes to pain of fans INOFF
Man of the match? STRIKER
One charged in report about club post-season? STORAGEBATTERY
Plays safe, in both senses, playing side HEDGESONESBETS
Prisoner who was 90 kept in a very long time EXCON
Puts head on floor, standing upside-down NUTS
Quiet way to drop dead -- that shows craft PROA
Slightly upset, reserves given strip ATRIFLE
Son's emotional film about football match one loved SWEETIEPIE
Supporter's Liverpool kit returned GIRDER
Those first to score inclined to exploit this position SITE