The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 1,968 - Feb 13 2018

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'Not a pretty girl,' you say, 'a chemist' NOBEL
A meat ball served up somewhere in the US OMAHA
Aftermath of summer outing with fancy buns and plenty of tea? SUNBURN
Animal tales requiring a deletion: they're intended for infants RATTLES
As announced, eliminates winter transport SLEIGHS
Becomes rather fat for skirts GETSROUND
Brush with police reported COPSE
Bungle service perhaps for game NETBALL
Chaps overwhelmed by a tender, moving loving word ENDEARMENT
Converse of southern warmth for which it's known NICE
Does make a home in it DEERFOREST
Don't get out the big stick BATON
Fruit seen in description of fruitcake BANANAS
Game played by stingy cab fare fearing vituperation? TIPANDRUN
How do I feel? It's fate to get rejection MOOD
In earlier page, he made initial errors SPOONER
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In kennels, had it been drinking the St Bernard�s brandy? LURCHER
In Wales, playing, dad's lost a bundle SWADDLE
Inoperable, treating all but last three outside OPENAIR
It's working, I think! BRAIN
Minute is semi-eternity when tortured TINY
Never mind what stress counsellor might advise NOTTOWORRY
On time, in public OVERT
One who'd slain in thriller UNIT
Open, is not stuffy UNCLOSE
Our agent out East's retinue ENTOURAGE
Person in club taking top off -- it's still warm EMBER
Raymond caught absconding seeing policeman with dog HANDLER
Small child. A very noisy kid CHAFF
Travel by the red-eye that's here today, gone tomorrow FLYBYNIGHT
What '17' might ne'er have mentioned to psychiatrist? NIGHTMARE
Within confines of home, are most intimate NEAREST