The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,300 - Sep 18 2019

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& 27 Across Act selfishly, as suggested by goalkeeper John King LOOKAFTER
Admit summary is being replaced by journalist CONCEDE
Article medical writer apparently abridged for king THESEUS
Barman held in Kiel garrison ELGAR
Bob's short and oddly seedy CURTSEY
Cold, like Dean compared to Declan? HEARTLESS
Curse marred gripping finale for Jack Straw? SUCKER
Either half of perfect 24 TWENTY
Family member caught non-sailor removing prow of dinghy CLANSMAN
Good relationship: one might have a hand in it GLOVE
Hear this result could make racehorse upset SCORE
Instrument -- and another, not loud LUTE
Large clubs put loner off CORPULENT
Line from the other side of Watford? NORTHERN
Mad Queen interrupts jokes CRACKERS
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Mineral mixture in jug runs out PITCHBLENDE
Perhaps Rio brought up Ferguson's second figure of speech TROPE
Praise a group of underground workers finding drug LAUDANUM
Prepare to follow rock musical with English rock'n'roller TOMMYSTEELE
Satirical press about to take over Independent IRONIC
See 9 Across NUMBERONE
Short team? In the middle, Peter Crouch! SQUAT
Stick up European bank, ignoring what's outside, getting zilch NOTABEAN
The best place to be on Boxing Day? RINGSIDE
The setter lifted the setter's award EMMY
Tool murderer spotted in hospital -- quite the opposite CHAINSAW
Upset Ali, passing over boxing exercises PILATES
Want somebody wise to describe hotel by harbour failing to open SHORTAGE
Who might cheer, backing United in chaos SNAFU
With temperature dropping, knock boy in river HUDSON