The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,967 - Dec 1 2022

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Academy founder, name inspiring old military unit PLATOON
Alan Bennett, perhaps rare Sky broadcast with him on? YORKSHIREMAN
Amazed to emerge from crash with small lorry THUNDERSTRUCK
Briefly spot partner making bit of a bloomer SEPAL
Celebrated name in Ireland, actor not parting company with the best around PATRICK
Explosive content of letter and a PS that's outrageous SALTPETRE
Field certain rugby players to defend unusual upset PADDOCK
Foreign flower drooping over container almost LIMPOPO
Frank in Stoke-upon-Trent worked overlooking river OUTSPOKEN
Greatly admire lounge windows, circular ones, we're told IDOLISE
Have a career, then become a ghost writer RUSHDIE
Invalidate in full badly written treaty ultimately NULLIFY
Menial salary at the start tavern resolved SERVANT
My son, tense inside, faced by male bullies HECTORS
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One cutting confidential links leading to famous people PERSONALITIES
Prevaricate, extremely fearful at first over succeeding queen? PUSSYFOOT
Return fight ends in historic triumph after comparatively uninspiring rounds REMATCH
Revolutionary piece of journalism's a crass expression of contempt SARCASM
Rigorous hospital on top of outbreak, promoting antitoxin initially HARSH
Senator's back, stopping terribly austere Republican official managing funds TREASURER
Solicitor essentially needs more bright staff CROSIER
Standards of behaviour indoors, most unwelcome occasionally NORMS
Surrounded by lake, unknown house perched high up EYRIE
Toy with giving Hitchcock film a miss SKIPPINGROPE
Trains in Switzerland with facilities back aboard depleted services SCHOOLS
Two tree species, it's said, in Virginian city ROANOKE
University student rushes around outside being profane SECULAR
Variety of tea grew fashionable ROSEHIP