The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,537 - Jan 20 2016

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A number of academic types? They may get injured on playing fields TENDONS
A sect terribly restricted by civil regime denying basic rights POLICESTATE
A team thus may be missing one a good deal OFTEN
Angry, but in a better position to fight than the enemy? UPINARMS
Anxiety about horse -- possible result of terrible accident? CARNAGE
Bird liable to accompany duck between rivers RAPTOR
Entertaining woman in naughty pad grabbed by old soldier LAPDANCER
Everyone I upset and make fun of is feeling uncomfortable ILLATEASE
Fellow believer shows heart and is toiling with difficulty CORELIGIONIST
Fellow getting mellow in conduct MANAGE
Hopeless, immediately having got elected NOWIN
Indigenous language of southern cathedral city, hard for northern town SALISH
It's a nasty thing -- that's half of what we hear from the preacher about wine SHOCKER
Like firework display going off in a holy precinct PYROTECHNICAL
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Like the most reluctant pupil that is having to get a grasp of Latin IDLEST
Local anger with oil being spilt REGIONAL
Look to accommodate petition for one of graffiti artist's needs SPRAYCAN
Name getting a mention unexpectedly NOMINATE
Put down a fur in royal house PLANTAGENET
Rose's disease in an area noted for trouble BLACKSPOT
Someone joking with the Queen? It's a risky business WAGER
Son with long hair needing to chill out? STRESSED
Sudden attack in the afternoon, so X-ray somehow must be fitted in PAROXYSM
Tenderly conveying a love -- but almost completely gloomy within AMOROSO
The man's being inducted into lay order BEHEST
Very wet day with you finally coming to ground that's no good SATURATED
Washes in prison SCRUBS
Weep quietly having little time in place of burial CRYPT