The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 100,012 - Dec 25 2020

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& 10 Across US taxmen caught in heist -- no issue for 17ac THEFIRST
& 13 Down, 15 Down 17ac -- mystery or legend? Agreement is uncertain, article being mislaid GODRESTYE
& 8 Across Len is stupidly tipsy round mid-morning in 17ac SILENT
'Fragrance' from tramp enveloping Scottish port BAYRUM
... chatter among Saints follows! STALKS
14ac could design decoration TINSEL
Bet you all need kissing for starters, close to mistletoe? Ecstasy! YANKEE
Carte blanche with no typing required? FREEHAND
Chop-chop! Seconds slipping away! Ace is in the drink! COCOA
Drift off in north-easter -- hearts sadly sinking TENOR
Funds The Telegraph returned for nutty article CASHEW
Great he may be, but disposed to be gloomy! DANE
Groom loiters uneasily: 'I may be jilted' OSTLER
Hide in Speaker's bed? LIELOW
Killer question? WHODUNNIT
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Left in Britain in November, gaining attention with ITV, say? NEARSIDE
Maiden as Donald's opening over mixed seam with length DAMSEL
Margaret supports 17dn maybe, a spicy item! NUTMEG
Member of clergy is always interrupting break REVEREND
See 14 Across NIGHT
See 18 Down NOWELL
See 7 Across GENTLEMEN
See 7 Across MERRY
She resides in bachelor actor's retreat CAROL
Subject to confusion, having long time sharing party line? ONMESSAGE
Swallows -- rising head to tail -- seen in commercials PLUGS
Tense success achieving double ... TWIN
That man is discussed in 17ac HYMN
The setter gets notice -- for sauce? MEAD
Time to plunder pudding? TRIFLE