The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,390 - Feb 25 2020

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Avoided work and moved along, ignoring leader IDLED
Awfully cheeky and unoriginal HACKNEYED
Begin digging around river INTRO
Benefactor promoting new American centre NUCLEUS
Blot out absence of effort over beginning of resits ERASE
Brisker steed initially more excitable SNAPPIER
Broadcast supporting set welcoming hospital's invalid transport BATHCHAIR
Concubine loses son three times in joint MITRE
Create surface cover, set up and talk at length; vanish EVAPORATE
Frenchman possibly with house for a revolting person GHOUL
I will follow hound that hunts for money AFGHANI
Material's marvellous, almost sumptuous FABRIC
Month to go over nearly everything to do with numbering system OCTAL
Not hopeful result of adding selection of oriental foods DIMSUM
Ordinary enclosure, dry out of doors OPENAIR
Outdated second squad STEAM
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Part of maturing row not developed towards centre INGROWN
Revolutionary ops began working on gallon waterproof container SPONGEBAG
Schoolmate sadly abandoning scruffy sham fur OCELOT
Set of stories strangely gloomy about unknown time with husband MYTHOLOGY
Sparkle of good settled theory now and then GLITTER
Student leaves cougar for one old lady MAMMA
Sturgeon's cross, avoiding Liberal lampoonery SATIRE
Succeed at the long jump away from home? OUTBOUND
Succeeded, as things are, to halt flow from peak SNOWCAP
Turmoil as postal system reported awful storm MAELSTROM
Twerp wanting to have old rag hat TITFORTAT
Visual's up to date, putting operator first OPTICAL
What's grown from fuss surrounding unfinished oral AVOCADO
With limits of barrier removed, fish intrude beyond boundaries ENCROACH
With no hesitation saintly and not heartless in trouble INSTANTLY
Yen -- yen! Making money YEARNING