The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,715 - Sep 16 2021

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& 25 Put bar on attendance? That'll control the flow LOCK
... in performance by Lyric Theatre ODEON
... silly poems with mostly tired, vacuous kookiness about Morecambe LIMERICKS
8 left from outskirts of Torquay LOFTY
8 old politician's in soup, unfortunately POMPOUS
8 with trip, I flaunt dreadfully ... HIGHFALUTIN
8 young man married to Gilbert's royal daughter LADIDA
Almost worn-out aboard negligently used junk DETRITUS
Back Red in production of larger hit REARLIGHT
Barred door at front opening on behalf of US President FORBIDDEN
Change from modest shilling PLAINBOB
Console female attached to Isaac, having broken up FASCIA
Dance with Mike on platform in church MAMBO
Desirable type of 8 voice ... PLUMMY
Disturbed very loudly, elephant's head moved about AFFECTED
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Graduate, falling short and beginning to stagnate, grumbles MAUNDERS
Hoist in preparation for delivery RUNUP
Instrumental recording, set in regular three-four, on Light originally HELPFUL
Interference having scope to proliferate MUSHROOM
Material from river reportedly turning up negative NYLON
Member marching in order of age, Norman? Not exactly! ORANGEMAN
No longer working after cutback, climbing with kids inside racing car DRAGSTER
Obscure novel found in various syllabuses -- first half of work's dashed off ULYSSES
Papa keeping final letter under wraps (before the Telegraph becomes 8?) PRETENTIOUS
Saws sharpened accurately to begin with by Yankee in outskirts of Gallipolis SAYINGS
See 4 Down GATE
Space vehicle, coming from star, disappears TARDIS
Sports periodical turns up on Wednesdays -- central points being significant GAMES
They left bequests of property, within limits of 'thriftiness' TESTATES
Unchanged pitch is minute and impossible, given Yorkshire's tail MONOTONE