The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,140 - Dec 11 2018

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... Dec's place in regular series to continue LAST
Ant's one person employed by local council ... SOCIALWORKER
Arty imbecile could make this programme IMACELEBRITY
Booed pals dancing this PASODOBLE
Bribe, perhaps, to get trees OILPALMS
Catch present being delivered HEAR
Change government department providing yachts primarily MODIFY
Chasm turning out cold and deserted LEFT
Criticise a graduate's hat PANAMA
Drink repels a couturière COCO
Dull alumnus cooked suet OBTUSE
Family of helpful socialist KINDRED
Game is heartlessly petty ISPY
I should abandon unfinished heavenly instrument CELESTA
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Joker, willing to participate, settled in carriage WAGONLIT
Make a choice -- the compiler's is electronic to get best result OPTIMISE
Not showing total belief, partner avoids church as the done thing? FAITACCOMPLI
Note vulgar perfume breaking out once more RECRUDESCENT
Novel a lone donor broadcast LORNADOONE
One that's mounted on horse goes off south, heading north SADDLE
Original computer department in terror of extreme morality PURITANIC
Refurbished material from altar's torn, this person explains TRANSLATOR
Sad to say, gripping marine excursions often accompany these ALARMS
Spectral tailless rodents seen by parking area in southern county PHANTASMIC
Stout sailor left in old folks' institution -- that can be understood FATHOMABLE
Tool that cuts and increases, we hear ADZE
Turf next to study is very wet SODDEN
Woman of Munich, say, beginning to hoard gold, succeeded with French gold HAUSFRAU