The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,586 - Feb 3 2021

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Clues Answers
Allow this section of clues to become disappointments LETDOWNS
Apparently, pals begin to play? STRIKEUP
Black reptile houses zoo originally used in storm BLIZZARD
Broken sled discovered in ado BUSTLE
Church singer in vulgar assurance CERTITUDE
Consumer of walnut perhaps solicited energy-less grub WOODWORM
Difficult test involves detective losing diamonds TRICKY
Dismal starters of jam and yellowing bird BLUEJAY
Good-for-nothing given award rejected as site manager WEBMASTER
Hint about level of intelligence for group CLIQUE
Increase in mature corporation power studied after pre-Renaissance period MIDDLEAGESPREAD
Journal regularly ignored Conservative speech ORATORY
Last of tourists moving to east in channel vessels EWERS
Losing head, drunk's crazy bringing in company to open bottle UNCORK
Nancy's article absolutely biased UNJUST
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Obliterate European force going to front EFFACE
Old friend seizes equipment for paper manipulation ORIGAMI
Pair upset about morning reverie DAYDREAM
Pardon that is pre-empting nothing in censure REPRIEVE
Pressed city promoting River Dee EXERTED
Required target limiting associate employment at first ENJOINED
Robots do drains badly ANDROIDS
Saw six-footer introducing husband and lord BEHELD
Second pound daughter wasted getting second-class firework SQUIB
Slowly American soldier supports girl with love ADAGIO
Their hollow measure could be best? TROUNCE
Tremble as some say ruin won't take over chief's territory SHEIKHDOM
Trifling 'solid of revolution' reconstructed in Toledo strangely vanishes FRIVOLOUS
Worked up about copyright, left EXCITED