The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,945 - Oct 25 2022

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A phoney journalist is humiliated ASHAMED
Amateur is seldom ultimately drawn in by mischievous look ARMCHAIR
American with charming accent ACUTE
Aussie pick-up brought back one small case ETUI
Be mature and shut up about male lover having run away with female COMEOFAGE
Belt held right over trousers GIRDLE
Bias is hidden by a person considered admirable AGEISM
Certain style encapsulating almost every old Italian city PALERMO
Companies often invested in drinks, including bitter STARTUPS
Cycle home and go to bed TURNIN
Dessert is deformed when cooked SEMIFREDDO
Drop left in engine's oil reservoir SLUMP
Electronically controlled trucks turned up SMART
Excess load of deliveries leading to rush OVERCHARGE
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Explorer and crew taking a set line MAGELLAN
Farm building -- excellent -- housing large goose BARNACLE
Foolish New Yorker tackling salesperson about so-called health product? SUPERFOOD
Given support during diet, if struggling FORTIFIED
In favour of nasty drug getting outlawed FORBADE
It is coated in oils to make appetisers CRUDITES
Narrow opening guarded by surveillance team LANCET
Place offering lots of fancy aerosols and misters, primarily SALESROOM
Pounds I applied to savings fund PENSION
Provide money -- though only one note, as intended FIANCE
Rabbit for a Londoner and another pet for a Parisian? CHAT
Simple shot generally is much, much easier -- but only from the front GIMME
Song made up by a new group opposing us? ANTHEM
Very fine hotel provided by travel company HAIRLINE