The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,825 - Jun 7 2017

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A model written up for old storyteller AESOP
Absolutely above censure, giving little away DEADPAN
Country doctor exposed hardliner IRELAND
Creature is among rocks around river ORGANISM
Discharge in space, they say? RHEUM
Dubious poem fairly vacuous IFFY
Fabrication that's fibrous YARN
Face bristle standing MEET
Fine journey beyond a US city CHICAGO
Former officer with energy set off EXPLODE
Hunger cut by 20 per cent by northern politician GREEN
In recession, US city not of sound character TONAL
It's suggested the phone remained silent for primate ORANG
Jam lids lifted SPOT
Lean cut in box SPAR
Old female ruler in old Chinese port NANKING
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Out-of-this-world effect as snooker player breaks off, potting first of five REDSHIFT
Perfect, time and time again MINT
Quick to communicate EXPRESS
Rapid winds into which hollow tree flies DIPTERA
Recognise there's little time to lose before democratic reforms ACCREDIT
Regretted being churlish, by the sound of it? RUED
Relative carrying on with family member, a brother primarily amoral UNCONSCIONABLE
Rock cladding walls for unheated house TUDOR
Sandy has nothing on, the clown! BUFFOON
Source of illusions is wonderful and grows rapidly MAGICMUSHROOMS
Turner losing head, contemptible type HEEL
Ultra-masculine Scot, sexy before scratching bottom? MACHO
US Civil War general's captivated by exciting piece of papal regalia FISHERMANSRING
Weak tie DICKY
Yellow bird, as it happens, another colour CHICKENLIVERED
Yes, with great efficiency? VERYWELL