The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,747 - Jan 20 2017

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A breeze over the pond is nothing very amiss DUCKSOUP
Advocate scrubbing up exhibit SPORT
Cathedral city's ambassador welcomed by rectors all over the place ROCHESTER
Distinguished circles graduate rejected for mates, maybe SEAMEN
Drink well, consume in The Queen Vic SOAVE
Elders, perhaps, about to split gang up TREES
Expert raised underside of calico steed's muzzle GUNPOINT
Grief from back after carrying monarch once AGGRO
Having a zero taken from $1,000,000,000 is crushing MILLING
Having IT installed, very good for Texan poet SITWELL
Hut holding old toilet art student originally exhibited SHOWCASED
Incisive one in local Welsh town POINTY
Kudos being related to comedian LAURELS
Masonry crumbles over abandoned ancient place SMYRNA
Misguided 22 half-heartedly containing strong attack die CONKOUT
Numbers diminished coming from South American city TUCSON
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Offer up period dramas here ODEON
One to divulge information twice SINGLETON
One with eye on boat as luxury NEEDLESS
Ones playing together with reptiles WASPS
Practical surface's better on run WORKTOP
Protestant female new, replacing prison's first head of religion PANKHURST
Put a note in garment to be returned ASSERTED
Quietly leaving restless Persian cat to settle ASCERTAIN
Range on header from Geoff Hurst GROVE
Release Frenchman's one son in field hospital UNLEASH
Scout told to disable base RECCE
Some distance northwards, husky announced as load-bearer DRAYHORSE
State of increased activity finished Verdi off OVERDRIVE
Swerving ball from key footballer INSWINGER
Unshaven artist hosts posh opening of exhibition HIRSUTE
Young European with a bit up top TADPOLE