The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,756 - Feb 7 2017

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A follower's strained, having accommodated day in hostile situation ATDAGGERSDRAWN
Back down about amount of energy in fading light AFTERGLOW
Bar covering archaeological work has soldier annoyed INDIGNANT
Be special in final performance? EXIST
Boxing edge -- Clay possibly displays transformative power ALCHEMY
Cordial brewed in estate ANISETTE
Dance hall's success involving everybody beginning to rumba BALLROOM
Descriptive of stone tablets or collections of stones MOSAIC
Don't lose rag (or rug) KEEPONESHAIRON
End in victory after high score TALLY
Improve knowledge of belief system that is to limit tax CULTIVATE
Late arriving? Force girl to stay up LAGGARD
Live, being host to a pulse? A habit of the clean-living BATHROBE
Main issue: alarm about a couple of lands warring about English (2-3,3,3-3) BEALLANDENDALL
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Muscle -- error mostly involving recall of another muscle BICEPS
My job has little time for old tree MYRTLE
Mystical effect, showing happiness and sorrow both reduced GLAMOUR
NASA's concern: alien interfering in moon samples? ROCKETS
New Zealand area identified in religious texts from the past OTAGO
One who takes clarinets to play LARCENIST
Responsible male character not providing name MATURE
Show left some sunshine PORTRAY
Sport in America includes nothing drastic RUINOUS
Started a fight SETTO
Take notes days before bad smell returns around river OBSERVE
Tingling feeling in leg, smooth, and mostly uncalled-for PINSANDNEEDLES
US city is enthralled by source of computer data denying Democrat corruption? CRONYISM
Vote to limit Scottish town staff list PAYROLL