The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,982 - Dec 28 2022

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50 men & women, 20+ birds and some bling is what you will have been sent by then TWELFTHNIGHT
6 with Queen overruling a page SERVANT
After one, be blown away by Bergman when playing his signature feature? INGMAR
Ahead starting off 9th, then all square, with Koepka finally besting Europe's No 1 INTHEVAN
Conceptually, they think timeless portholes must be scrapped aboard ship at sea PHILOSOPHERS
Contents of yellower organic compound IMIDE
Drop producer's best sci-fi films back-to-back PIPETTE
Ex-CE guru RISHI
Film director improves boxing movie's trailer MENDES
Hunter having long how-d'ye-do in Wells? HYENADOG
Lower half of 25 I brutally punish STONE
Measure of compensation from Blitz in area close to Ilford AWARD
Old Jordanian ate nuts with banana NABATAEAN
One of a host perhaps unfairly laid off day earlier DAFFODIL
One of a pair used to clean plant MARIGOLD
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Opportunity to fire new extra hand WIDOW
Outlandish 8-point letter about hearing aid? EXOTIC
Peerless rider clobbering Southern luvvies THESPS
Poet and his sex-fuelled overdose OVID
Population's not up, up or up to you? OPTIONAL
Purse tiny child pinched by middle of week's peak viewing PRIMETIME
She's not common but would be if she gained a pound COUNTESS
Some French Lilith, a victim of uxoricide? DESDEMONA
Steamship docks in port over here! PSST
Supply e.g. WI food for one who cared for bairns GOODWIFE
Think too much about delivering eggs purchase OVERPRIZE
Two gallons is drinking record for Swede's Xmas booze GLOGG
Vedette winning gong eventually -- entertaining English actress (old-school) STAGER
West African's takeaway battered eels TOGOLESE
Where orders may be of help to stop Turkish leader being jailed ABBEYS