The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,256 - Sep 11 2014

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Clues Answers
Art of throwing a little butter in middle of onions AIKIDO
Beats half-hearted film festival CANES
Boat's condition for sailing west of islands TRIMARAN
Bribe getting first piece of action cheap? But it's all on the level! BUNGALOW
Burning to provoke mostly instinctive reaction CAUSTIC
Decorated as home-made eggs? INLAID
Encroached after media boss takes centre stage, obstructing Impeding
Evergreen children's TV character, not favourite to achieve stability FIRMUP
Flourish money to get to the gig? FANFARE
Hang around for something heavy on the radio AWAIT
Hear recordings first -- various strands contribute to this picture TAPESTRY
Helping to produce big fish that's been gutted FATHERING
Hide from rain PELT
Leading jockey did so and got across BESTRODE
Micawber's friend, a runner from Africa IMPALA
Miscreant's regret about failure of defence ROGUE
Clues Answers
Modern kind of travellers refuse to reverse initial direction NEWAGE
One giving advice on race row, putting in a quiet word TIPSTER
One responsible for sting confining commander in false prison SCORPION
Plants needing a non-westerly lawn dappled with sun ANNUALS
Ply trade no more FOLD
Poet not featuring adult content in Arab port AUDEN
Ponder booze I put away touring north RUMINATE
Posh people not doing time for murders OFFS
Radical element attached to plant reported in Middle Eastern city BEIRUT
Reconstruct ace London architectural feature COLONNADE
Scary old woman after tea rumoured to look through bins? TWITCH
See is special op compromised? EPISCOPAL
Surrealist's blade wielded around, causing damage VANDALISE
Western and eastern states producing fizz CAVA
Wisdom reversing sections of urban myth? SAGACITY
Worry, failing to open yard before exercise? Try key again RETYPE