The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,549 - Nov 27 2020

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& 23 Across Player's prank in former times: spraying water PATRICK
& 8 Across Fabled Captain ran the manoeuvres east of Tennessee maybe WILLIAM
A couple of pints and in another world? Blur perhaps QUARTET
A ref's to be organised for Sunday fixture? ROASTBEEF
Ape's current temper not improving outwardly IMITATE
Ask for horseman to eject Republican Scotsman following king REQUEST
Cleaner's house programme WINDSORSOAP
Dick's investment fund TRACKER
Eatery closed after vermin cited in short hearing TRATTORIA
Fellow politician with non-standard dialect difficult to understand COMPLICATED
I'm unhappy with old English semi being converted WOEISME
Insect, the thing over car plate that's seen from behind VW TIGERBEETLE
It's starchy dumpling served in wine CASSAVA
Little snog? As spoken by drunk rather lacking in taste WEAKISH
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Novices stuck in middle of arete needing sustenance REFRESHMENT
One operates underground dog races, showing front COLLIER
Order class design catalogue ARRANGE
Pop's diversity seen in vocal duet occasionally ORANGEADE
Pound put on game, often losing? Sucker LAMPREY
Runner with a temperature gets leave of absence EXEAT
Scottish king getting George to replace fourth and fifth cell DUNGEON
See 22 Across STEWART
See 7 Across SHATNER
State of America that's up in east MAINE
Taking a turn, Welshman holds one born yesterday? NAIVE
Unkempt, small Dutch footballer advancing very powerfully SCRUFFY
Unknown hacks into a German website EZINE
Youngster went ahead with golf, cutting pitch FLEDGLING