The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,601 - May 11 2016

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Clues Answers
A French female made a joke without preparation UNEQUIPPED
A new recommendation on wine and snacks ANTIPASTI
and 2: Man holding up carton with fish paste PEANUT
Attack SAS, Goering ordered AGGRESSION
Back up car, making vibrating sound PURR
Carefree chap not unknown to get wind up RILE
Cross found in middle of Whitehall? HETUP
Diminish posh person with interruption by mimic TAPEROFF
Expressed symbolically, editor's instruction not to write rubbish? NOTATED
Follows, protecting king, and makes safe ENSURES
German denial followed by confirmation after expulsion of eastern assassin NINJA
Global body's help is not reported UNSAID
Half the kids turned geek NERD
Heedless members of ruling party throw caution to the wind INSOUCIANT
Knocks up a bit of wood SPAR
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Messing up, loses a contract ESPOUSAL
Northern relatives sounded out -- they're against ANTIS
One will join sister on night out, getting overcome by drink? INUNDATE
Period when head of government's in control? REIGN
Praises Brussels record on getting European into space station EULOGISES
Present mongrel's kennelling charge? CURRENT
Release bar on Simpson perhaps ditching American husband PUBLISH
See 1 Across BUTTER
Singer's big win overturned LINNET
Stock line slurred when tight CLOSEKNIT
Times are changing for the States EMIRATES
Unimpeachable as other clues here are, last one starts with absurd cant SACROSANCT
What to say when leaving dog -- advice from Spooner TOODLEPIP
What you might get after hours is landlord's call -- another drink? TIMEANDAHALF
Women-only therapy involving muscle handling? NOMENCLATURE