The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,071 - Aug 10 2018

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Abridged long story book for model EPITOME
Advocate felt so passionate about bears APOSTLE
Amazing wife, outstanding WOWING
Apparently embarrassed about firm leaving hotel, result of double-booking? REDCARD
Axe I lift up to cut timber ABOLISH
Be deprived struggling on a shoestring, sort of insane to miss out GOSHORT
Beginning one, fancy nice pint INCIPIENT
Charity leaflet HANDOUT
Coppers freed convert LOOSECHANGE
Difficult time with deliveries going missing in oversight TIGHT
Discontented, eat chapati served lukewarm APATHETIC
Evidence of one using dogs TRACKS
Excuse ready following fraud CONDONE
Heavy steel around yard DROWSY
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Jam cake slice WEDGE
Kick off, feeling pressure under collar GETCRACKING
Leave behind unpopular people OUTRACE
Perhaps, tidies secret place out RECEPTACLES
Picked up young animal, exhausted and collapsed FOLDED
Reportedly separated from pod, search for aquatic creature SHELDRAKE
Rich base beneath wobbly trifle FERTILE
Ruling from sports body leads to tournament with apps FATWA
Set day to be in charge CADRE
Set of teachers primarily scared ignoring head THICKEN
Tag European boat on inlet EARMARK
Virtuoso, smooth figure PROFILE
With article penned, I cut and cut to edit, but not paste AUTHENTIC
With hellish war cry, figure to be respected CARRYWEIGHT