The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,317 - Dec 30 2014

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A military bigwig carrying papers is bitter ACIDIC
Antipodean showing enthusiasm in Northumbrian ramble? NEWZEALANDER
Bachelor in excited state near start of this incendiary event BONFIRENIGHT
Black drink before party dispelling pressure for music-maker BOUZOUKI
Charity, say, feeding Canadian animal, snake killer MONGOOSE
Closed competition event defended by a privileged elite? TOPDRAWER
Conservative retains fancy box CANISTER
County businessman with no end of fondness for cat COUGAR
Criminal blowing safe in court's interior NEFARIOUS
Elegant description of Somerset (or thereabouts) SWISH
Extreme characters aggrieved first to last isolated set AZORES
Glass maybe needed in speech, to give boost FILLIP
Half-hearted group starts to show honest shame ABASH
Idle, perhaps, hour? It's after working, taking minutes HUMORIST
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Indiscriminate charge hurt upstanding attendant RAMPAGE
Lightweight interpretation ignoring line supported by Obama say (not half) GOSSAMER
List namely on register SCROLL
Lodge Eastern European mentioned in coastal feature INLET
Medicine for prison curtailed TONIC
Normal doctor keeping Northern idiom PARLANCE
One inside arousing trouble having polished off barrel? LAGERLOUT
One supplies address covered by moratorium ORATOR
Plant disease source of worry for lecturer WISTERIA
Queen, say, hard to see amid visit in comprehensive CATCHALL
Showing a preference of one's own? NEPOTIC
Tiny amount cut by ordinary sitcom actor in mystery play WHODUNNIT
Virtually best salary getting pulled TOWAGE
Vulgar liqueur taken with time for end of dinner KITSCH