The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,296 - Sep 11 2019

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A direct debit prepared for total ADDUPTO
Anxious and hopeful with child EXPECTANT
Attendant and soldier supported by ridiculously empty pomp PAGEANTRY
Beam is taken in by hint JOIST
Browned off? Yes, if two points ignored BORED
Cover's provided by one batting with certain runs INSURER
Elector arrests lieutenant, this person showing measure of force VOLTMETER
Fixing one's car is dull COARSEN
Gambles made by Romeo, first to make advances in smooch RISKS
Gossiped and giggled, wife getting involved TWITTERED
In prime locations, ninth American took charge and inspired INHALED
In study about motorway condition, technology's ultimate guarantee INDEMNIFY
In the morning, after first of beers, drink absorbs student fool BAMBOOZLE
Japan perhaps replacing one Republican with Conservative in mad quarrel LACQUER
Lance and Jack have topless work cut short JAVELIN
Little bear beginning to indicate cold -- it's about three degrees CUBIC
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Nicked revolutionary diamonds following retro fashion NOTCHED
Nun maybe accepts university entrance MOUTH
Obtains the man's hospital drug HASHISH
Panic about a court reversing working-class symbol FLATCAP
Produce cry like a dog over lost duel YIELDUP
S-low?? Go faster SPEEDUP
Saint Oscar in charge of a philosophy STOIC
Scots tut about money OCHRE
Sieves messy trifles FILTERS
Squadron emptied with man flu regularly produces chaos for Patton's army SNAFU
Victor and Conor protecting queen twice CONQUEROR
Virginia's spotted flier is bad, ugly criminal LADYBUG
Well confused, without turning up drunk SOZZLED
With difficulty, I caught it under the table ILLICIT
X squared in division HUNDRED
Year in poverty after horse is worn-out HACKNEYED