The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 100,008 - Dec 25 2016

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Clues Answers
A detective goes after reasonable African native OKAPI
Begging to show reform -- it's beyond me! MENDICANT
Bill's quote for French city's joint letting COTENANCY
Bird enlivened drab trees REDBREAST
Boat with internal cover LINER
Coming together again in island REUNION
Country of heartless warder TURKEY
Cut up birds for last course? MINCEPIES
Draw once more? Not again, we hear RETIE
Fool hid bin on site using prime positions IDIOT
Go off dog that's led badly CURDLE
Goat for example and one of its products BUTTER
Herb has a coming out for PC big splash SPLODGE
How a piano operates in a factory SOAPWORKS
Light fog allowed nameless one cover for a smooch? MISTLETOE
Lively planet has no copper MERRY
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Make unknown drink BRANDY
Misprint lines introducing irate broadcast LITERAL
Monarchists not on to play in season CHRISTMAS
National cheat on island WELSHMAN
Obscure Arab supports relative UNCLEAR
Origin of witch employed without introduction and approved ENDORSED
Promoted soldier is No.1 following free, rising state control DIRIGISME
Retreating Russian leader eats nothing for main course ROAST
Second prince turns up and shoots SPROUTS
Sentimental pair of flowers ROSEPINK
Source for longbow you heard has pedigree YEWTREE
Staggering monarch pursuing legendary bird ROCKING
Thus about to be indifferent to pleasure or pain STOIC
University theologian embraced by Peg gets good dessert PUDDING
When asked, moaned terribly, meeting nerd on vacation ONDEMAND
Young child's new skipping jump SPRIG