The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,626 - Jun 23 2016

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Actor showing ironic affection for ex-Labour leader? BLESSED
Authorise retreat of army section holding prisoner EMPOWER
Basis for supporting area around home GROUNDS
Bottle from which one takes a dry wine ultimately? It's green COURGETTE
Cat that's stray having time for daughter TIGRESS
Cause of tears overwhelming notable number in view OPINION
Difficult mean-spirited customer STIFF
Domestic supporters? Such can be assumed after a success AUPAIRS
End of game interrupted by penalty, obscuring fine performance MATINEE
European once put off by repeated byzantine bureaucracy REDTAPE
Explain what ten can represent? CLEARUP
Flier's decoration BUNTING
In view of service, a sign of repetition in weather phenomenon TORNADO
Inspire fear for at least eight days (with last couple gone) OVERAWE
Item that could be sorted from short break TIMEOUT
Lunches terrifically hosted in Northern city? Quite the opposite CHESTER
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Mention important small product of labour? Nutritious food KIWIFRUIT
Mind busy place overlooking hotel? That's the aim OBJECTIVE
Old man left in port area as security measure PADLOCK
Policeman abroad raised a habitual experience? GARDA
Poor labourer, one put in frame with audacity REDNECK
Remove swearing maybe in talk DISCUSS
Sorry souvenir I discarded showing butterflies? NERVOUS
Source of music in film company parking area mostly PICCOLO
Surprisingly moronic foreign character OMICRON
Top-class coach not recorded dismissing league as insulting ABUSIVE
Tory patrician in the East End, we hear, made a bloomer ERRED
Unreal appearance of supporter with stomach, we hear PHANTOM
Very busy Scotsman touring province MANIC
Vessel closed near prison TOBYJUG
Where course might be finished by journalist without limitations OPENENDED
With switch of direction, denigrate hillside growth BRACKEN