The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,550 - Dec 1 2020

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Aims -- often rewritten? MANIFESTO
Apparently veto-free port OBAN
Awful clue -- I can't impress! INCULCATE
Backing political moderates causes bother STEW
Chops for Ted, so it's said HEWS
Female? No! IRONMAN
Heavy metal pioneer LEAD
High water for Jack Point? TARN
HM leaves dog in German city TRIER
In seconds a dreadful harsh sound DISSONANCE
Insure against scene after fight for flier HEDGESPARROW
Listening to Radio 3, say, with it SWITCHEDON
Mahler's third in its entirety? AITCH
Meet April and Ben; they've become thick IMPENETRABLE
Merseyside team away pegs out TOFFEES
Namely, short date in Rome IDES
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Nice doorman could with time become egocentric CONCIERGE
No colour match? WHITEWEDDING
Old creature seen in two parties DODO
Old fogies out on small London area ISLEOFDOGS
Planted, proved hard to avoid SOWN
Pronounced fit, Magwitch? ABEL
Pulls down dreary quarters housing preservationists DISMANTLES
River emergency -- councillor's away ISIS
Rumour it's out of condition ONDIT
Sam maybe is a card SPADE
Show from Morecambe to Kendal BETOKEN
Starts to study hard, exercise daily and drop off SHED
Usain Bolt out washing ABLUTIONS
What one may get for a pound and a euro? EXCHANGERATE
Where lawyers are at home with Poles INNS
Words of wisdom coming from Welsh craft, heading off ORACLES