The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,022 - Mar 8 2023

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A Nationalist, a Liberal holding PM's Downing St address before Labour, perhaps ANTENATAL
After excellent exercise, son turns brown SEPIA
Being a member of English stage, Dec's partner is crude INELEGANT
Capital vans of Victor's independent lot never include used specimens VILNIUS
Corrects editor covering soldiers with sarcasm at first EMENDS
Cunning cricketer cleared out tail-end CRAFT
Defeated and dismissed, allowed to run out around lake OUTPLAYED
Fine plan, yet messed up PENALTY
Fur too much, Vera discovered OTTER
George's car scheme takes one in AUTOPILOT
Ghastly top worn by primitive beginner? LURID
Indelicate at heart, American made Oscar angry CROSS
Key area at some time spoken of as way to get a rise? ESCALATOR
Male King's schoolteacher provides delicious food MANNA
Modest, no time for pursuit CHASE
Official beginning to mow field REALM
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Opening of some Pinots is rather a labour -- send for corkscrews SPIRALS
Parts of supporting column peak mostly by Scottish hillside VERTEBRAE
Perhaps amateur match for charity NONPROFIT
Perhaps mouldy lid uncovered after entertaining bash FUNGOID
Place to sleep following university, not coming back FUTON
Quiet British drive the French in retreat BELTUP
Racier, it breaks rules CRITERIA
Report led to the North getting share NARRATION
Republican bishop welcomed by curious Aegean order once more REARRANGE
Returning alumnae consume bottles -- a vast quantity OCEAN
Run out of more books for living EXTANT
Snobby Channel Islander upset losing learned supply CLANNISH
Spare appropriate to Paddington, maybe FORBEAR
Superweapon chosen involves cloak PONCHO
Take care of appearance later LOOKAFTER
Train bird to accept one sent back RETINUE