The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,142 - Oct 4 2023

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Area of London, Ohio provided houses SOHO
Boredom at heart of drunken nuisance ENNUI
Confronted about unclear oral, that's made clear DEMYSTIFIED
Contest that's equally balanced; 0-0 match? ZEROSUMGAME
Country smug and arrogant in part UGANDA
Enthusiastic about involving king in musical opening INTRO
Expect a bee in Athens BETA
Finish study, deferring start of degree END
Fought happy daughter for the second time CONTENDED
In Perth, no celebrity male is ignored NAE
In Yorkshire, the border is in good order TRIM
Leaderless jazz gig going badly, Oscar quits, moving in different directions ZIGZAGGING
Lorry salesman returned empty lorries after assistant misses making deliveries PAPERGIRLS
Low-down on two spirits GENII
Measured around it, backing good rug that's branded STIGMATIZED
Mum flees display covering snake migration DIASPORA
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Noisy group eager to be heard regularly hiss vegetables ZUCCHINIS
Old man's resistance raised in starting point for toast, maybe WHITEBREAD
Opponents are like engineers quitting musical group ENSEMBLE
Passage from Sahara to Nubian Desert RATON
Pepper music played following cover CAPSICUM
Press invention LIE
Right to interrupt terrible poet BARD
Self-control lagging, greedily eats waste food PIGSWILL
Sheds weight when rude snub's broadcast about one's belly UNBURDENS
Sink into work regularly is common PLEBBY
Sketches and rubs out writing? DESCRIBES
Spirit notes quiet must end early MESCAL
Tea Party prophet cycled to get carriage drivers CHARIOTEERS
Thick slob, half ignored, beginning to tackle employment OBTUSE
Union assistant misread bid unfortunately BRIDESMAID
Vintage sport played by teams teeing off with clubs CRU