The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,855 - Jul 28 2017

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1ac initially knocked back drink TEA
23 circulated letter from overseas ETA
A la minor player, first to miss in match when shoot-out occurs? AFTEREXTRATIME
Aaron's going crazy about hot meat dish for festival ROSHHASHANA
Absence of commitment tends to creep into account towards the end ACLEANSLATE
Audibly breathe deeply, vital for soul PSYCHE
Between terms, as might be equivalent to half of each? MIDYEAR
Boy on run in 6 causing crime TREASON
Calibrated again, having considered adjusting top mark REGRADED
Candour regularly shown after Times article reveals idyllic place XANADU
Cannabis returned with illegal drugs, the last used in an estate? TOPGEAR
City still over the moon ECSTATIC
Comrade put out by Trump's front? DEMOCRAT
Cove water in Calais -- boater there? CHAPEAU
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Criminal racketeers harm subject of intensive questioning? MARKETRESEARCH
Favourites cross over for each salesman DOORSTEPPER
Fine female donkey? ASSESS
Finishing learning, then sick on Thursday GETTINGTHROUGH
Game in which evil character reportedly sneaked around HIDEANDSEEK
German units arresting extremely smart genius EINSTEIN
Little bird needing energy to rise over the hill PASTIT
Old man's instrument missing number one and the final number GRANDPA
Perhaps test leading attach� according to circumstances (2,3,4,3,2) ASTHECASEMAYBE
Playfully resume chasing black cat? BURMESE
Put away 23 back to front EAT
Put away 6 back to front ATE
Sons left to enter empty, ostentatious display SPLURGE
Those guys briefly ahead of heavy drinker dropping first to last in race THEOAKS