The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,594 - Feb 17 2021

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A learner into an Austen novel -- one displays 'sunny' disposition ANALEMMA
Almost all book up, wanting the Spanish stopover? MOTEL
Bait chum in trouble? It's somewhat unreasonable ABITMUCH
Biological tissue destroyed in a storm STROMA
City walked about with hillock -- nothing standing out DORTMUND
Encouragement to give good person a bad time? BOOST
Enlightenment certainly doesn't come easily from one finding subtractions tricky OBSCURANTIST
European holding party sent around lackey POODLE
Fab change to catch upper-class cheat DEFAULTER
Factory's undercover agent? PLANT
Film director's arrogance shown when dismissing the lead AUTEUR
Flower distributor AMAZON
Helpful senior person who could bring pax for British Latinists? FATHERFIGURE
Island fish -- fuss to get caught BARBADOS
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Joke I poured forth heckled by the audience? PUNISHED
Lapse during the hours of darkness -- change of direction taking place inside OVERSIGHT
Military commander, wasting little time, fired weapon SHOGUN
One on their feet somehow needs a rest ultimately STANDEE
Part of Netherlands gets very hot -- come to the coast? Friesland
Poetic comment when identifying a recreational tablet in drink? TISANE
Reckon like tot finishing with toe ASSUME
Sang and cried about love and died YODELLED
Soho celebrity here is playing harmoniously LUMINARY
Spooner's comic panto figure, no reason to celebrate! NAMEDAY
Sunday -- with such a break you should get sun! DAYOFF
Take account of good business involving debts FACTORING
The female embraced by a knight is looking pallid ASHEN
What's emerged from referendum is -- h'm! -- a shambolic mess MISHMASH