The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,735 - Dec 30 2016

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and 9 Down: Reverse decision on a ship's chosen name (in part), changing answer to be acceptable to higher echelons ABOUT
Brexit clearly just a slight majority, grappling with possibility of disentanglement EXTRICABLE
Candidate getting in front in Iowa, that man had won TRIUMPHED
Damaged D Cameron cut short premiership of country before end of July, power being vested in voters DEMOCRACY
Don't give oxygen to incorrect use of fact SUFFOCATE
Drain swamps? That's as low as it gets NADIR
Electronic and tech startups following leaders producing virtual reality device? HEADSET
Endlessly Nigel's welcomed in Republican circle, causing confusion FARRAGO
EU safety mark used after control 'taken back'? 'Right away' is relative NIECE
Failed leadership candidate -- note not victor GONE
Football's surprise package, i.e. secret flash of Lineker's pants LEICESTER
Found Erdogan imprisoning one suffering repression? UNDERDOG
Highest of awards dispatched by institute after Bob finally accepted -- in this ABSENTIA
Iceland getting two, dominating no-good wingers -- English hopeless! INDESPAIR
Initially eluding staff, captive gorilla perhaps making getaway ESCAPE
Instantly combustible phone? True THEREUPON
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Italian expression of disapproval overturned the whole ensemble TUTTI
Judge's conclusion coming amid hesitation from both sides on Brexit vote? REFERENDUM
Leading character in Ukip, politician, getting into words after letter perhaps, gets beating PUMPS
Obscenely rich with gas and oil, heartless members of ruling elite OLIGARCHS
Online attack in America during Hillary Clinton's primaries by head of Kremlin? HACK
PM to take place, perhaps MAYBE
Politician dances with courage BALLS
Posted nasty things online about partners when plastered? TROWELLED
Rail network disrupted after withdrawal of labour -- two sides involved susceptible to influence? TRAINABLE
Remain hiccups lead to immediate falls in what's made from Tokyo stock? RAMEN
Remove upper limit on University's capacity to collect money, essentially UNCAP
See 4 Down FACE
Sobbed about ends of Wilder, Ali, Bowie and Wood CRIED
Society losing leader of longevity's a Caribbean nation CUBA
Tunneller finds planet getting hot -- Arctic cap's close to zero EARTHWORM
What's rejected and washed up? Allardyce after result of leak perhaps JETSAM