The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,346 - Dec 6 2019

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A grind being retired worker -- consuming alcohol is crucial ALLIMPORTANT
Anagram set daily in consistent manner STEADILY
Bad function not totally packed SINFUL
Brownish-coloured river in the East End UMBER
Car manufacturer, British, invested in new line that's silent INAUDIBLE
Deputy grabbed by Tuareg, an ambush backfired SUBMANAGER
Doing 6 billion plus 4 NOBBLING
Exchange part of meal, getting better standard of starter BOURSE
Feasted with relation to King Edward REGALED
Fling with this equestrian, perhaps, makes girlfriend mad RIDER
Gave responsibility to hospital department past its prime ENTRUSTED
Good person with space in a shelter for relation STATEMENT
Kept raising points about school subject STORED
Kind endlessly backing official reason INFER
Large dons mock idiot CLOD
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Morris dancing with stick, start to remove clothing MICROSKIRT
Nymph gains heart of old man, one's struck NAILHEAD
Pest eating this cake would get most fat LUMP
Rectorship being cut short devastated churchgoer CHORISTER
Seeing Pennywise the clown with head in arm WITNESSING
Sensitive insular person talked oddly BRITTLE
Solid earth company put in ground at rear TERRAFIRMA
Some French couple lose heart DESPAIR
Supports forming most of base in ship SPLINTS
Switching between Italy and Spain, type of weather's changed for plant CLEMATIS
Take in one graduate after setting up IT firm IMBIBE
Unrestricted record of organ tissue hiding nothing DISCRETIONAL
Vessel going over a swimmer TUNA
Woman having cause to lie about daughter LADY
Woman taking out books of amorous literature ERICA