The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,872 - Aug 29 2017

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A margin that's said to attract attention AHEM
A moist plant? LOVEINAMIST
Captive shot in African republic CONGO
Cow OK in marsh FRIGHTEN
Embrace nothing as French author HUGO
Englishmen abroad for ball POMPOM
Even big deal out for negotiation, one is not doing nothing? DOUBLENEGATIVE
Filth from backfiring food processors? SMUT
Flier from nation supporting war, I suspect AIRWOMAN
Funky river vessel tickles giants of the Zambezi, say? Hippopotamuses
In Germany, miss final and rue being sent off FRAULEIN
Line character recited QUEUE
Maiden out to grab a nap, easily obtained ADIMEADOZEN
Motivation in team dropping back SPUR
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Natural to seal off Channel Islands, maintaining border charge INCRIMINATE
One's likely to forget in the morning, since a drunk AMNESIAC
Plot is reversed by heartless tale SITE
Power punches an attractive thing in knockout match CUPTIE
Religious testament entering space program parlance? Zilch! NOTASAUSAGE
Small piece of land has a tenant ISLET
Sole yet to be filleted has head removed, fifty caught ONLY
Some pachyderm, e.g. African jumbo MEGA
Something for breakfast, perfectly round crumpets, ultimately TOAST
Sprawling flat on rug, vicar one over the eight, perhaps? VULGARFRACTION
Stampede over grass ONRUSH
Surrender the spirit to pop one's clogs GIVEUPTHEGHOST
Upper limits of English test cricket, huge score ETCH
Waiter hoping for a nibble left in indignation ANGLER