The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,288 - Nov 6 2014

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'Sun', that's good for reading, for men only STAG
Almost bitter split going over Kama Sutra, say EROTICA
Band going round room with cool sound FRIEZE
Brute's solitary end to start bird PIGEON
Dead fantastic bird about to flip compact ACCORD
Diet's ruined with eating, eating recipe for crumble DISINTEGRATE
Ego of a London author SELF
Elects heads with Tory leader moving right OPTS
Endless petition by church about organised attendance APPEARANCE
Fill with feed after drink SUPPLY
Important celebrity elevated on lot losing head PIVOTAL
Legislature as session includes judge again REASSESS
Most prepared answer fails to oust Conservative READIEST
Musical heroine doesn't open song ARIA
Needle before admitting past transgression being over ANTAGONISE
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Origins of old native civilisation erased long ago ONCE
Overhear greeting said heartlessly in study, perhaps? EAVESDROP
Prison objective's to change heart GAOL
Produce cotton on twig REALISE
Reprobate's default overturned in time DEGENERATE
Sailor sails sea and nautical jaunt ends SALT
Sailor's parrot's retired facing island before touching parting SEPARATION
Screening series involving aliens, oddly STRAINING
Shelter inside as deluge inside's turning loud STENTORIAN
Shops one in interim without judge around EMPORIA
Spun question with Arab independent republic IRAQ
Starts to speak tentatively then finally speaks STUTTERS
Still teaches English catching pen one dropped TRANQUILLISE
Wealthy French writer mainly huge through being purchased PROSPEROUS
Work pressure in time leads to strike STOPPAGE