The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,141 - Oct 3 2023

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Affordable cuisine, anything but escargots? FASTFOOD
After little time, butcher has herd slaughtered THRASHED
Almost unrivalled ancient city THEBES
Attack from above, faster when flying STRAFE
Battered book finished off BEATENUP
Confront character in king, say FACECARD
Copper coated in bright metal MERCURY
Destruction, one having broken ladder RUIN
Fancy trousers say, something handed down LEGACY
Flood takes transport into river DELUGE
God up in heaven, I'd observed ODIN
Grandfather clock? OLDTIMER
Improve vehicle PICKUP
Insect has noxious innards, to be honest FRANKLY
Ludicrous joke on corporation CRACKPOT
Mean -- as are nettles? STINGY
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Not just with brown or red hair, it seems? UNFAIR
Note, use of needles has inspired tattooists, primarily CROTCHET
Number eight unexceptional, to some extent TUNE
Old boy in schmuck of little worth to Americans TWOBIT
Rock 'n' roll REEL
Shameless desire, performing WANTON
Snobs are out for member of the nobility BARONESS
Spirit contains coloured liquid, I suppose METHINKS
Strong in future, say INTENSE
Stunning device packed with energy in puzzle TEASER
Toast in dishes cut twice CHINCHIN
Too easy, finding account in dossier FACILE
Top nail clean off PINNACLE
Vessel in which mother keeps a gun, unloaded MAGNUM
When swimming, notices a person on the water CANOEIST
Wizard device guaranteeing security in conflict? WARLOCK