The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,042 - Apr 12 2023

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Almost see father choked, missing fly in soup GAZPACHO
Boorish decline to enter work PLEBBY
Bothers artist in working around river IRRITANTS
Brown barrel Bill sent back WALNUT
Centres in Peking, Bulgaria and Polish capital KIGALI
Cheaper brand of champagne I once knocked back no good in retirement TATTIER
Crow's nest? TEPEE
Drums start, I'm panicking within TIMPANI
Female abandoning Western country OMAN
Food adds a stone in some Asian countries FAREAST
Gangster crosses street for finishing touch CAPSTONE
Gorges along east flanks of airport start to sink OVEREATS
Grandmother uncovered what perhaps Romans got from Paul Newman? NANETTE
How a stupid eccentric, denied papers, becomes lefty SOUTHPAW
I have found Californian city! EUREKA
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Insult a fine compere AFFRONT
Italian food adopts right note for sliced meat PASTRAMI
Lively chap I wed loses head ANIMATED
Lying open, one undergoing treatment has heart removed PATENT
One example of tree twine, we hear UNIT
Overtaking, in error, salesman travelling back through China OUTPERFORMING
Programme's boss travelled north to secure that certain something EDITOR
Runner in drama to stir cast ADMINISTRATOR
Sails, getting success in fish WHITINGS
Skiers hurt mouth KISSER
Square up a record involving literary outsiders PLAZA
Sunk empty bottles -- not smart UNKEMPT
Unconventional Western celebrity lout takes Independent BOHEMIAN
Union's backstop is two powers blocking a French queen's return PRENUP
Warm to her, poor lowly creature EARTHWORM