The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,392 - Feb 27 2020

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A French cycling siesta is least relaxing UNEASIEST
A posh girl beginning to sing articulated 'Forever Young' AGELESS
Bond heard hint about Republican self-flagellation GUILTTRIP
Charlie has strange optimism about king introducing solidarity and fellow feeling COMMUNITYSPIRIT
Drug smuggler, losing base, acquires church for plant protection MULCH
Following trivial provocation, time's lost in training device FLIGHTSIMULATOR
Group of soldiers weep over sad tune CENTURY
Hold up dispatch about product's key feature SUSPEND
Horrible tailless rodent suppresses wicked snort MONSTROUS
Horse holds line with odd instrument STEELDRUM
In disgust, Rose rejected retiring in holiday locations RESORTS
Most hush-hush Potter novel involves short time TOPSECRET
No place to stay around outskirts of Teesside for recorder NOTEPAD
Occasionally, Thea picks up poem HAIKU
Over heads of slips, inaccurate drive finally gets runs for willow OSIER
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Prisoner died following sailor's escape ABSCOND
Prosecuted about fish that's sickly SUGARED
Recipe adapted to double sulphate in retrospect FORMULA
Register a large ship, a cutter, not complete ALMANAC
Respite from rent increase? LETUP
Small, small notes MINUTES
Snipe eventually stuffed with grouse PEEVE
Sodium smell is beginning to develop NASCENT
Supply spring publication ISSUE
This country's wet weather expected initially in another country UKRAINE
Trump beat her clubs, brave man holding no trumps CLINTON
Uninspired, he advertises bottles with a cherry mop REDHEAD
Wanting more resistance for England's opener is more foolish NERDIER
Weller, perhaps, at first upset regularly erratic retainer SAMURAI
Who rose without partners around to manage stars? HOROSCOPE