The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,352 - Dec 18 2019

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Clues Answers
Active type at hotel permitted opening of escalator ATHLETE
American promoters may use these two Shakespearean titles to gain Oscar, having succeeded BILLBOARDS
Chaos when idiot takes Times ABYSS
Corpulent alumnus has half of cheese OBESE
Criminal nominates place to find St Paul MINNESOTA
Curse after small opening in whites perhaps SPORTSWEAR
Dictator's sad for each mistake BLOOPER
Disturb bird STIR
Fighters search area, beat gutless traitors COMBATANTS
First line in the national symbol? THISTLE
Food that's permitted in hospital, prepared with hint of lemon HALAL
Footballer from France is best at dribbling? MESSIEST
Fruit that would make Cara sweet? MELON
Head of space body is cold, woman discovered COMA
Initially Equity underserved northerners, casting such men without parts EUNUCHS
Instrument holds second half of vial containing internal secretions HORMONAL
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Journey there and back on the circle line? ROUNDTRIP
Jump lead START
Language student is first in exams and put on a pedestal IDOLISE
Local university on edge over slur INNUENDO
My girl? MANDY
No matter which person TV doctor married, cut son out WHOMEVER
Place the object in empty safe SITE
Rabble in election swamped by different calls for attention HOIPOLLOI
Recruiting brothers and sisters, I celebrate after wedding UNIONISING
Rejoice in lovemaking sect losing leaders EXULT
Second person once without clothes THOU
Speculator in taking over gold bars BULLION
Third of army missing from canteens is what's found at beginning and end of sorties ESSES
Tragic King Edward is wise LEARNED
Turning up, we would decline overnight deposit DEWDROP
Want to limit one call that keeps police busy CRIMEWAVE