The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,683 - Jul 22 2021

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& 17 Across Bolts meat loaf -- originally for 7, 23, 27, 4, 14, 26 FOOTBALL
10 dismissed at the Oval, say, by Lock's return ROBINS
10 faint on board SWANS
10 headless chickens OWLS
10 low scores by clubs? EAGLES
10's warm and dry hands AIRMEN
Absconders are still in France, approaching south FLIERS
Asleep uncomfortably in wood SAPELE
Brownie in crowd returning to base as before SELFSAME
Guy auditioned in armour MAIL
Head's rested on this rugby ball perhaps -- that hurt! PILLOW
How to conserve and raise exotic 10? CANARIES
Impromptus, primarily from Alexander Scriabin, including early pieces from Debussy, Liszt, Ibert and Bartok ADLIBS
Loop back within Cork with son to see 10 SEAGULLS
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Margaret breaking scholar Giovanni's heart? It strikes a chord ARPEGGIO
Mo preserves bronze with fallen head INSTANT
Naive girl, enmeshed by the setter's importuning, bolted from time to time IMPRESSIONABLE
P's out of training? SOFT
Party time on tick? SECT
Poach trout to begin with, adding last of asparagus spears chopped up TRESPASS
Rock bottom? Well, I'm a lot different ALLTIMELOW
Sealed item Charles almost smashed HERMETICAL
Second assailant sets about shop worker SALESASSISTANT
Secure both ends of excavation on slope ENLIST
See 28 Across TEAMS
Sign from second corporation to land on moon? SCORPIO
Touch screens regularly finding applications USES
Trailing about somewhat to find bones ILIA