The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,653 - Aug 10 2016

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A dab hand playing his part, following pointless vocation CALLIGRAPHIST
Careful study, engaged in quiet routine PRUDENT
Cave is like the pits, mostly round GROTTO
Country not about to probe the stars, endlessly obsessed by the moon? LUNATIC
Criticise about justification having removed working organ PANCREAS
Definitely knowing about one room FIRMLY
Drivers should restrict speed or -- it's the jug! AMPHORA
Feature of Venice affected, with a large flow of water underneath CAMPANILE
Film-worker providing shock, having millions stashed in belt STUNTMAN
Fool concealing payment in fortepiano and jug COFFEEPOT
Fruit tree in bed after tricky day? APRICOT
I incline to follow dog -- boxer? PUGILIST
Join (the reverse of it here would suggest 'loosen') UNITE
Leader dismissed from stage in bad odour? ODIUM
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Most of equipment for pub game celebrated by poet? BARDIC
National leader indicating succession in letters? GANDHI
Often worry about chesspiece, having no duplicate FREQUENT
One's dug fish being in river? On the contrary TRENCH
Parasites back, mostly besetting European city LEICESTER
Quiet bird, keeping bill covered, sat beside vase TACITURN
Sailor's first and second award in marine setting SANDBAR
Second slight cut in dyestuff SAFFRON
Sports event last month, going over most of Irish region DECATHLON
The Parisian occupies lead through adopting common approaches PLEBBY
There are no jolly words in this revolutionary English crossword diagram DIRGE
Understanding old King's encountered poisonous snake GRASP
Unexceptional European river entering China MODERATE
Walking tour, with pain and blame bandied about PERAMBULATION