The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,976 - Feb 27 2018

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Against getting left in the country essentially Vitally
Around end of October person at races may be one beset by leaves BOOKMARKER
Bag is stowed in the course of farewell VALISE
Beyond the low hill it's always still HOWEVER
Culprit, remorseful, showing signs of nervousness? TREMORS
Easily accessible study that is supplied with holy books archdeacon enters CONVENIENT
Engineers provided with wrong sticky stuff RESIN
Get rid of seedy bars? Town's first requirement DIVEST
Girl given brief part, being hugged by Michael on screen? CAROLINE
Goddesses featured in prayer included by backward-looking east European VALKYRIES
Horned animal making men cross -- ultimately they may get impaled ORYX
Hungry boy denied nothing gets meat LIVER
Jerk who lives across the pond? YANK
Like a gale that has son coming in dishevelled BLOWSY
Like a gentle female that could make man yield MAIDENLY
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Like some chemical container overturned, getting grass stunted NITRIC
Lover travelling to Romania INAMORATO
Material being worn by man RAYON
Much beastly noise interrupted by officer MOLTO
Not the only big name in charge of a country COSTARICA
Nurse in hospital needing a degree first AMAH
Part of England terribly forlorn with one king briefly ousting another NORFOLK
Remarkable comic dancing around in brief TV film? COMMERCIALBREAK
Teller of many a story -- companion gets uplift lapping it up CHRISTIE
The heartless leftie pursuing fool talked tremulously TWITTERED
This powder? Somehow manages to get one settled inside MAGNESIA
Walk, showing affection, full of endless silly talk AMBULATORY
Where the Abraham Heritage fans want to go round? TOUR
Words sung in ground before Italian musical coming up RECITATIVE