The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,325 - Oct 31 2019

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Clues Answers
Almost damn sweetheart supporting former partner's alibi EXCUSE
Campaign involves brute rejecting European advance PROGRESS
Cause to contain mass upset rejected in House PARLIAMENT
Disgrace of guts turning in bar BLOT
Drive around two miles in traffic COMMERCE
Drunk, audibly lairy, occasionally finding drink NECTAR
Endlessly tough holding falling water with this? STRAINER
Explore excavation obtaining nearly every gem TOURMALINE
Extremes of uneven sea, fearsome and perilous UNSAFE
Fair leader of Tories in charge FETE
Flash character purchasing hot material MOHAIR
Flower circle Matisse describes CLEMATIS
Gory, reportedly swelled a little GRUESOME
Handle revolutionary end to raucous parties REVELS
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Informed of Republican in weakened case WARNED
Inside shop a queue's becoming dense OPAQUE
Low-down run taking victory over a run SCURVY
Making a slip chopping head off fish ERRING
Nice cop with info runs in woman GENDARME
Paddle round top of ocean? BOAT
Radio One declined in series on unfinished collection TRANSISTOR
Scornful of sound including Queen in publicity SARDONIC
Shifting sound keeps artist up VARIABLE
Start to openly gaze and lecherously eye OGLE
Suspicious about townie on vacation getting tasteless WATERY
The French crazy about taking new subway? TUNNEL
The man twice caught admitting sex over fast? HECTIC
Unwitting detectives interrupt a copper facing gangster ACCIDENTAL