The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,786 - Mar 30 2017

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Approval in note to seize property? Quite the opposite ASSENT
Attempt to secure one pound for hat TRILBY
Bat's loud noise RACKET
Benefactor in need of new access DOOR
Beware guard LOOKOUT
Enthusiastic amateur possibly entitled to employ volunteers DILETTANTE
Intimidate on account of a heartless wife OVERAWE
Nameless, like common people? UNTITLED
Only fish SOLE
Organise slapdash decoration COORDINATE
Prior wished to have no limits on grant and books ANTECEDENT
Privateers arranged voyage on vacation -- it prolongs life PRESERVATIVE
Protect two small businesses, overdrawn, to be gutted COCOON
Repeat line from intellectual ITERATE
Retain part of castle KEEP
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Salesman with ordinary tale about independent store REPOSITORY
Scottish port's over prohibition OBAN
Selfish guest finally interrupts flustered concierge EGOCENTRIC
Shame lawyers stopping terrible smears EMBARRASS
Shocking cargo regularly carried by strange old American OUTRAGEOUS
Signatory's funny turns GYRATIONS
Some desperate ideas turned up in Parliament DIET
Some refuse last round to get drinks ALES
Son enters fashionable crowd HOST
Study time in depression DENT
Understand right to support Conservatives CONSTRUE
Very high-scoring draw? Perfect! TWENTYTWENTY
What wags cut short? CURTAIL
Woo current Queen -- and her attendant COURTIER
Worker, perhaps, left deer playing like stags ANTLERED