The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,162 - Jan 18 2019

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Absurdities from rant about leaving dictionaries in a mess IDIOCIES
Ancient European invading or supporting area AGEOLD
Beginning to crave lighter device to hold CLAMP
Bones from male evil adult concealed in sack MAXILLAE
Botched up art containing winged deity that once flew PTEROSAUR
Box 19 having article inside swapped with second in 14 TELLY
Bread in French stick must be superior to Republican -- one's fussy PAINSTAKER
Colleague unworthy of covering government department left BEDFELLOW
Coolness from a doctor holding device endlessly APLOMB
Crack that would be issue beneath base QUIP
Creatures shot, pelts picked up GOPHERS
Cut queue? That could be a result SCORELINE
Fill big belly with popular drink PINOT
Fraudulently tape cinema release EMANCIPATE
Furniture around entrance of rancid squats CROUCHES
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Left in charge of building construction PORTICO
Legume very ably cored and served up SOYA
No good sacking leader to be profitable UTILE
Old bit of Circle Line unused in frozen rain and cold ARCHAIC
One serving a drink COLA
Plant eastern bank over river before erosion at the sides EVERGREEN
Rebellious group's concerning opinion about current head of state RESISTANCE
Resent new girl oddly ignored in shift BEGRUDGE
Set straight a learner breaking rule REALIGN
Ship from Volgograd returned ARGO
Small length of machine's lead caught in appliance MICRON
Space no longer available after one's replaced old machinery ENGINE
Without concern, angrily imprisoning knight with Spanish page INCONSIDERATELY
Wow, angry eccentric completely flipped, perhaps WRONGWAYUP