The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,414 - Jun 17 2015

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A problem besetting one of many a colony of insects ANTHILL
A synthetic flower, it seems, is made of stone ALABASTER
Ambition about to be held in check DREAM
Book player notorious for his tackling? HARDBACK
Bound to identify extra day? LEAP
Bout is over, after going in deep, with pummelling EPISODE
Boys head off and climb rock in illustration SYMBOLIC
Charts end of descent into woe! ATLAS
Commercial activities will accept suitable changes ADAPTS
Complain, being against boarding boat KVETCH
Count a hundred after doctor starts to use Latin again DRACULA
Cut out last bit of fat? DIET
Densely-packed travellers here having endless nerve and passion STEERAGE
Dull spot in college gaudy CLOUD
End in trip to seabed, after wrecking? It might SPEEDBOAT
Fine male voice incorporating fixed high notes? FALSETTO
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Gold sovereign once accepted by one source of information ORACLE
Head of German army is someone without much presence GHOST
Isle of Grain almost entirely undeveloped INCHOATE
Jotted down evidence of continuing legal action? WRITTEN
Not feeling US TV show should get theme tune? NUMBER
Occupant of train in Euston Square NINE
Pack five letters STOW
Picture menial worker keeping up with military leader FRESCO
Poor employment is blocking source of inspiration MISUSE
Pounce, letting one escape? Letting one escape SPRING
Ripe green bananas doing for bird PEREGRINE
Second company rejected investing in development of lens or lenses MONOCLES
The old woman filling potty, in a manner of speaking IDIOMATIC
Unusually sullen, in dumps, losing heart, lack of interest DULLNESS
Way ash, say, may be embedded in stone STREET
Welcoming evidence of unhappiness amongst the Scots GREETING