The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,869 - Aug 23 2017

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Clues Answers
Amazed finding doctors involved in some French business DUMBSTRUCK
and 24 Across: 17 misheard Sky broadcast KISSME
Birds finally in flight move energetically ROUST
Blame having lost university safe investment GILT
Burial site round ancient city means to make an impression GRAVURE
Condition of volume penned by Nick mostly PROVISO
Couple at Buckingham Palace are flirting PHILANDER
Cracked engine LOCO
Education officials in formal meeting becoming incandescent AGLEAM
Fine work of art, very attractive FETCHING
Frenchman certainly very engaging YVES
Goes aimlessly around Sweden, stumped! FOOTLESS
Host's pelf dissipated in dens of iniquity FLESHPOTS
Insurgent's ultimate cause -- this? TREASON
Items of dance music they won't take off EMUS
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Left out of exotic place, Peru's capital UPPERCASE
Love to be embraced by career girl that's attractive and rather plump ROUNDISH
Monster so upset Nazi troops OGRESS
New climb under development NASCENT
Personnel detained by criminal organisation, the mob THRONG
Reactionary state cut down monster, 17 ETTUBRUTE
Russian transport tsar arranged to carry common type TROIKAS
See 6 Down HARDY
Star's awful moods could produce ironic comment FAMOUSLASTWORDS
Start where film is made ONSET
Stormy Red Sea -- Wren gets anchor maybe NEWSREADER
Summon archdeacon to tuck into ice-cream CONVENE
Whit, time for this composition? MOTET
Work out manoeuvring to break into radio as dogsbody FACTOTUM