The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,659 - Aug 19 2016

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A nurse's aide periodically absent could be Victorian AUSSIE
After whisky, soak boxes a bully MALTREAT
Change in nature, losing heart and having no voice MUTE
Cook food till ready for late-night play? FLOODLIT
Cover the upper part of tough Bronx district HOOD
Divided staff marking time CLEFT
Do my ironing, right away -- it's a disgrace IGNOMINY
Dummy ruled lightly FEINT
Food partially processed and set in batter CUDGEL
Fool in Dublin and in Rome holds back the speaker in London and Paris EEJIT
Instrumental object that's non-existent in reflexive Gujarati-Ugrian AIRGUITAR
Killing trade over days and years DEADLY
Kin could be this happy behind Republican ELATED
Pathetic jerk trapping badger TRAGIC
Piercing cry or note in racket SCREAM
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Possible worker with resignation statement, unknown in the past ANTIQUITY
Rough material affected daughters TWEED
Run into murderer's simple grave marker CAIRN
Short narrative poem about Zulu avoiding work LAZY
Skip start of terrible harangue EARFUL
Small person transitioning male-to-female who can't relax FIDGET
Spy stumped by bug MOLEST
Tarn muddied with haze where preacher was raised NAZARETH
The reverse of fine and cool NAFF
Thus more than half of European country invested in its old money game SOLITAIRE
Up to no good, looking up new moon TITAN
Upset about second article expunged from pontiff's canon as part of a cover-up? WALLPAPER
What might leave one legless as well as headless, getting into booze? BENDER
Workforce roughly reduced joins hands LABOUR
Young woman I love mounts platform OILRIG