The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,406 - Mar 24 2020

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& 13 Across Learned exterior of rare gem might appear thus EMERALD
African country ceding eastern border and west African capital RAND
Bogarde nervelessly tackles character vital to the plot? GARDENER
Bookmaker's size deceives better FOOLSCAP
Case worker is someone who likes to abstain from drink PORTER
Escape mechanism used for shutting down quickly BOLT
Evidence of interference close to election seen in broadcast SNOW
Exaggerate the effect of a stereo TV broadcast OVERSTATE
Fishing dispute lowering demand initially for chicken COWARD
Fruit bats primarily employ geolocating sonar ORANGES
Get garage to make new arrangement for collection of parts AGGREGATE
Grumble a great deal, but not entirely cross BEEFALO
Homeless tile fitter for whom living is a daily grind? MILLER
I'm annoyed about putting company before individual CONRAD
Identity of Santa's top little helper SELF
Natural product that's a must for green shopper GRASS
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One has permission to tell story about moving scene LICENSEE
Opening and middle sections of final fugue really used in alternation INAUGURAL
Place where builder of dam constructs masonry? LODGE
Places to deposit flower containers BANKS
Put off by lines on the right-hand side DEXTER
Ringing about issue with social worker RESONANT
See 4 Down GREEN
Short shock succeeded in part of London BARNES
Shot girlie magazine's 'ultimate pair' in sexy underwear LINGERIE
Sound wanting almost everything expelled from lungs? BELLOW
Strange omen, warning to go over first FOREIGN
They are thorny problems, regularly treated with balm BRAMBLES
Tory backing socialist is deliberate CONSIDER
Viewer's complaint about something done on pitch CATARACT
What helps one handle things just out of range? OVENGLOVE
Who pulls strings when attempting to hit targets? ARCHER