The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,973 - Dec 13 2022

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Bill's partner fired up, calm down! COOLIT
Blade appropriate, we hear? STEEL
Bridge player transformed this game of cards WHIST
Combine egg, did you say? KNIT
Crack glass vessel RETORT
Destroyed a large amount of America SLEW
Distribution of coca leaf in area of hard labour COALFACE
Documentary evidence of debt concealed by team, bogus SPURIOUS
Drawn -- but emotionally defeated? GUTTED
During troublesome period, evil mocked PILLORIED
Feline animal served up for rodent MARMOT
Items of underwear -- are those currently uplifting? THERMALS
Like bear furs in enormous boxes URSINE
Mournful sitter modelled TRISTE
Now, mummy, mummy! TUTTUT
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One carrying King's head girl PENNY
One of twelve, impressive AUGUST
Order always set up after month DECREE
Overturned gripping instrument, neat UNDILUTED
Plane, say, in thoroughfare, wings sheared off TREE
Rattle in store I'd shaken DISORIENT
Reportedly, chaps in front GUISE
Revolutionary routes communist took TROUSERED
School that's dragged through the dirt HARROW
Scrap pecked by bird TITBIT
Set of individual duties and responsibilities initially rejected RADIO
Shirt and tie, for example, seen with warm pants MENSWEAR
Siberian drink BITTER
Start breaking metal cross TIGON
Step ladder good RUNG