The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,278 - Aug 9 2019

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A T. Rex perhaps touching small leaves ABANDONS
Academic libertine touring Quebec in flamboyant style BAROQUE
Author's character I want to be cast MARKTWAIN
Buffoon that I jeered somewhat when retreating EEJIT
Carling, say, in a small group showing muscles SIXPACK
Don and Charlie redirected Aussie runner ASSUME
Former US musician Tom joins artist, old member of The Police PETTYCONSTABLE
Grating good cheese from France (not Belgium), around two pounds GRILLE
Hard wood, a rumoured item on Asian takeaway menu? TIKKA
Long shift female ignored, working in a rut LUXURIANT
Makes redundant from brick-building firm outside Teesside, in post LETSGO
Male, one that's dropped off vehicle BULLDOZER
Maybe dog's cross -- repelled postman often seen here DOORSTEP
Model regularly fiddles with nails, losing odd bits IDEAL
Near the main street, American's put in fuel COASTAL
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Needle and threads PIQUE
Nice street contains gym, the bit Sunil mainly uses? RUPEE
Releases placed on Spotify primarily at no cost SETSFREE
Ridicule her rear wheels POOPOO
Scottish town admits Conservative extremists in the place ALLOCATE
Snack before tea, reportedly taking the third out of eagerness PRETZEL
Soldier, and little woman with reserve, celebrate REJOICE
Start to suffer in the chest when dropping round, appearing ghostly SPECTRAL
Sun erred unfortunately -- editor's last to resign SURRENDER
Swimmer's Afro half-cut roughly OARFISH
Tax excessively? That's right for a supremo OVERLORD
They test beer with disguises, one conceded ALEVELS
Titled brat Theo, having rampaged, summoned into court CALLEDTOTHEBAR
Typical behaviour of boxer, for instance to cough up over by ring YAPPING
Yes-man's language quiet CREEP