The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,565 - Dec 29 2020

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Apparently creative rhyme of sorts, the initials counting? ACROSTIC
Bob chewed meat RABBIT
Cash in old coin is English REALISE
Dictator's wet in command REIGN
Feeling of resentment when card game curtailed PIQUE
Fire garment BLAZER
Flies are pulled up after donning immaculately pressed trousers, originally DIPTERA
Give up blocking genuine compensation REQUITAL
God turning up in Lesser Antilles ARES
Good traveller, old rogue PICARO
Guy in fleece working for soldier DRAGOON
Handsome groom TIDY
In the direction of a river, a desert ATACAMA
Jam - might that be in one? SANDWICH
Month in government coming up, one's spotted JAGUAR
One might be painted to blur a line TOENAIL
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Popular food primarily kept in freezer compartment? BOXOFFICE
Print dash RUN
Private sector inept, having dismissed popular reforms TOPSECRET
Reportedly, strikes increase WAX
Soup: food served with ginger, sent back CHOWDER
State I see breaking promise of union, once IDAHO
Stone with more grit, by the sound of it BOULDER
Striker with a ludicrous idea CHIMERA
Unseen, one observing another corrupt occultist in healer CURTAINTWITCHER
Up-end a baby feeder filled with very strong material TAFFETA
Vapid mogul on the radio? BARREN
Very cold with top off, holding you closer at night? EYELID
Where 'H' or 'C' found, easily accessed ONTAP
White fish after climb, flipping tail RIESLING
With principal made redundant, centre visited by head in large organisation OCTOPUS