The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,442 - Aug 5 2015

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Academics cold, initially, hating piercing of star son SCHOLARS
After conquest, one endeavouring to be less hospitable WINTRIER
Buffoon husband, a disaster around the French queen HARLEQUIN
Chef's without right fruit OLIVES
Controlled men abruptly interrupting bore HELMED
Criminal, one of many in gunpowder plot? TEALEAF
Cut out starter on American flier making you hungry EAGER
Diagram so overwhelming male in card game SCHEMATIC
Does it matter strangling this puzzle's author slightly? SOMEWHAT
Fire man of the cloth, getting bishop as replacement leader BEACON
Fledgling group of soldiers, mostly British SQUAB
Go around banks -- rejected dearest SIDESTEP
Ice finally sinks in substantial cordial MATEY
In Moscow, swapping one vessel for another MODISH
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Irish comic sent packing by hilariously disorderly audience in US YOUALL
Labs maybe in contact with group of people to find gofer DOGSBODY
Not straight about origin of loot to support daughter in recession DWINDLING
Not very sinful, swallowing nothing in concert WITHONEVOICE
Novel about a henchman on vacation a long way overseas AUTOBAHN
Rake beach ground with due energy DEBAUCHEE
Recording guards irritable wearing protective gear VISORED
Reptile expert penning article with another on island IGUANA
Sealed with 'Fail', screw up note showing one's bottom DERRIERE
See fit European in audience DEIGN
Spit and mock sportsperson RINGER
Stick-in-the-mud part of scarecrow? STUFFEDSHIRT
Streaked during heatwave in Edinburgh VEINED
Vital support mechanism raising the Roman cat LIFELINE