The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,657 - Aug 17 2016

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A minute type of heather found in the country AMERICA
Backbone of Green support in Europe? On the contrary VERTEBRA
Cast off sin? Not her SHEDEVIL
Check broadcaster's rule REIN
Drink with only one very large group of birds BEVY
Eloquent person in church mostly ORATOR
Finished cut below NEAT
Fix engineers' item REPAIR
Gradually diminish dubious credo and account for it magnetically TAPERECORD
Grinding teeth, lions having a good time ONTHETILES
Grumble about insect that's loud BEEF
I am the answer to your prayers, existing to have time for learner's copying IMITATIVE
Imperfect thread dropped in ink gets left out of the loop INTHEDARK
In a frenzy in the morning's all right AMOK
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In Kent perhaps, Norm dined apart SEPARATE
Introduction to open country noise LEADIN
Law graduate, joining sailor�s plot, spilled the beans BLABBED
Leaves river on wartime service EXEATS
Lizard's taken Ecstasy to measure delay DRAGONESFEET
Make light of vocalise not about two notes in it VOLATILISE
Maybe take a trip winsome blonde mainly organised BLOWONESMIND
Note about a distant expedition SAFARI
On beginning of action turn over smoothly LEGATO
Play 'Act I' to be cast -- that's unusual ATYPICAL
River of reported repute ODER
Take in pan to festival in centre of Cracow for obsessive employee? WORKAHOLIC
To have always been in base, contrary to order CARRYONESBAT
Welcome Lions at home and maintain high standards TAKEAPRIDEIN