The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,968 - Dec 2 2022

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Clues Answers
'Incubus' is the dark horse NIGHTMARE
Arable area, in part LEA
Brainbox, or fruitcake? NUTCASE
Challenge earns favourable vote GAINSAY
Consecutive characters written on top of the tin? ELEMENT
Could this be barbecue paste? OUTDO
Designate institution occupying Burlington House complex? ELECTRA
Husband's off from here with ladies, say, in Vatican City? ENCLAVE
I'm not sure about solitary chap who's refined substance in lab REAGENT
In which your partner's double crossing? DUPLICATEBRIDGE
Intermediate to put down stake, then go north BETWEEN
Inverted spear I put through just over three dumplings PIEROGI
Mum's mum, in and out of India, died NAN
Nine-piece, unfashionable backing group of the 70s NONUPLE
Nothing excited historian, so given marching orders THINAIR
One has concealed message about boozer for returning maestro TOSCANINI
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One year they expect to retain more than one such private investigator EYE
Output from sugar-making station includes CO2? BAGASSE
Partner who was, for one summer, French interpreter EXEGETE
People from Cornwall, perhaps controversially, single out emmets from Hants ENGLISH
PTO for punchlines SEETHEFUNNYSIDE
Pursuit of rolling credit acquires personal new crockery CROWNGREENBOWLS
Ready meals can cook over counter CONVENIENCEFOOD
Separate fine for a strange visitor from the East TEAROFF
SOS issued by nervous Osmosis in your compiling team is annoying WEARISOME
The point of an index? FINGERTIP
Traditional Italian goods record incorporated mixed meat produce BOLOGNA
Vary the tone of pub spotted in report INFLECT
Went up a long way -- and came down fast! SKIED
What comes in handy for butcher's unlimited holidays LEAVE
Wild dog chasing its tail, it seems ORGIC
With regular absences from school, pass COL