The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,556 - Feb 23 2016

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By quarter past five, urges us to flee separately to make border VERGE
Contends vehicle reversed onto main road a little way over SUBMITS
Drug containers European holds one up to get VIALS
Figure American in green rigged to blow up ENLARGE
For most of the race, neck and neck EVEN
For the illiterate, it's not a flaw TAINT
Gather from fool's confession AMASS
Going on and on about, resist exploding 'Shut up!' PERSISTENT
Happening to step on a banana skin, you might ...? BEFALLING
He didn't save a single animal from drowning NOAH
Hears close to wall is high nest LISTENS
Home ground NATIVESOIL
I couldn't agree less NOTSO
In private, for instance, recognitions of inferiority SALUTES
Interrupt French fantasies for retirement SEVER
Invite me to cover story ITEM
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Marching orders given to child -- somebody else's STEPSON
Negotiator takes mere flip through contract AGREEMENT
Punishable offence by men in time of easy contraception PILLAGE
Say 'Consume meal ordered: end of argument' STALEMATE
Saying 'Gadzooks!', ace relapses ADAGE
Sleet beating into window frame disregarded, was cosy NESTLED
Tries playing football first, more in need of training RUSTIER
Voicing of surprise at the compiler's excellence MYGOODNESS
Weaken and cross out 'seizing power' DEPLETE
Well-groomed, carrying a bag NEAT
What the Colosseum was a long while back ARENA
Where schoolchildren are when teacher does INFORMS
Without switch, this light can go out. Magic? LANTERN
Wonders if there will be an increase in those commuting THEORISES
You and I recalled sandy frolics and leisure time, perhaps SUNDAYS
____ shows how fast phoney bullet travels BLANKSPACE