The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,460 - Sep 4 2015

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Clues Answers
A handy girl to call up -- but lacking 'bottom'? ABYSSAL
Being of a high order, and special, is given initial honour -- about time SERAPH
Brief cotton regularly appearing in Page 3, perhaps? RECTO
Confession -- food thrown over copper by secretary MEACULPA
Coo! If Diana performs, I'm a fan! AFICIONADO
Cut bits of plant on saucer, resulting in injury SLIPPEDDISC
Dispatching missing millions is invalid AILING
Firm up part of oratorio to include new instrument OCARINA
Game licence update delivered, Oliver heads for employment LUDO
Hack doubly in hurry CHOPCHOP
Honest and quiet player UPRIGHTPIANO
Instruments made from curious jawbones we dug out BANJOS
Keep pace? FASTNESS
Left inside, squander the Telegraph's brilliance SPLENDOUR
Clues Answers
Marsupial's credible (but brief) expression of doubt POSSUM
My Parisian bird -- rat-slayer extraordinaire? MONGOOSE
New wine Her Majesty's put by for inspection MUSTER
Note part way through brooding solo MONODY
One's possibly to make a discovery? NOSEOUT
Playing footsie with standoffish female? That's futile OTIOSE
Rhubarb lotion EYEWASH
Riotous time at Cambridge, perhaps? It's saucy, too! RAGU
Sadly, end is down to fatal errors DEADLYSINS
Struggle to get started SETTO
Surrogate husband's going into space STANDINGROOM
Totter throwing books into pit HOBBLE
Undercover work? INSIDEJOB