The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,644 - Jul 26 2016

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A neighbour -- or almost NEXTDOORTO
Ax to grind with Barnaby's brother George? GRUDGE
Boards to hide rails, made from wood, my dears, to conceal PELMETS
By setting goal, one helps climbers go places PERGOLA
Clear area ahead, no rain ARID
Duke hoisted rubbish flag DROOP
Extent of money and time required by husband BREADTH
Fish one's put in a birdcage PERCH
Force to continue concealing love DRAGOON
Front-page news, gosh, appearing in second page! SCOOP
Get a glimpse of what's in store WINDOWSHOP
Good-for-nothing backed police to frame pious person, heartless rogue WASTREL
Gosh! Alarms for fires that are inextinguishable! HELLSBELLS
Great change, package tours coming round TREMENDOUS
Hope your other halves will meet this time HOUR
I heard, for one VOWELSOUND
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In the pink water WELL
Letter from Catherine Jones? ZETA
Likely as not drunk, crashed disastrously ONTHECARDS
Mentioned cyclists -- those responsible for traffic on streets PEDLARS
Not keen if weather's not sunny DULL
Not much left: let it out LITTLE
On the subject of parents' repressed fears DREADS
One day in three-and-a-half days is ample WIDE
Put about by 'Nothing doing' UPTO
Reach right back, having puffed chest out STRETCH
Read novel -- that is love DEARIE
Senorita promoted to host club IRON
Simmering in stewpot, something like salsa to share with partner? TWOSTEP
Smirks as humorist's quoted LEERS
Suspect you'll come up with something creative HAVEANIDEA
They mean no, lifts not wanted THUMBSDOWN