The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,905 - Oct 25 2017

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A custom involving the French wine AUSLESE
Abandon common land vehicle on the outskirts LEAVE
Aquatic life in Portuguese region avoiding river valley primarily ALGAE
Attila, moving into marshy grass, fought back RETALIATED
Audibly speak for force TORQUE
Boycott sporting arena well-known in tropical basket case BANANAREPUBLIC
During criminal trial, agree with head of state's rule ALGORITHM
Fictional Cockney drunk lazed around island -- loves a drop in the ocean ELIZADOOLITTLE
Football team thus put on weight at holiday home? ASTONVILLA
Go with Hillary to crack Everest? HOLYGRAIL
Lush beginning to drink in bustling tavern VERDANT
Monstrous woman's sea power MEDUSA
Novel printing unit educated individual EMMA
Nurses can't cross that lady's much older partner CRADLESNATCHER
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On the way towards gold after fourteen rounds ENROUTEFOR
Persistently harass amateur team lacking depth, win nothing LAYSIEGETO
Platonic kiss beau's ending in a clinch ASEXUAL
Poet related terrible back pain in Herts town WALTERDELAMARE
Regular sightings of narwhal? Keep vigilant AWAKE
Ringing European in China PEAL
Rush to get uniform, given additional note, before spring UPSWELL
Scarily, T-shirt conceals rejected needles STYLI
So ruffian's showing no finish to fighting THUS
Solution, not new, bypasses the solver (electronic). Back to square one ASYOUWERE
Spoil writer John, in Spain, acquiring a pot MARIJUANA
Spots Mike conquering Northern peak ACME
Very sad jerk collects scrap TRAGIC
Wrong sauce grabbed by nobleman cutting joint UNJUST