The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,174 - Nov 29 2023

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American contest is concerning ABOUT
Bill starts in House of Commons for a special reason ADHOC
Book in unusual English is distasteful EXCEPTIONABLE
Bruise butts when cycling STUN
Butterflies' melancholy music BLUES
Concerned over good French I's getting converted to C CARBONISED
Couple changed in steam baths, smuggling in mushroom pots SAUCEPANS
Difficult second argument STIFF
Early evening, when golfer starts, we hear TEATIME
Finally, did a quiet run DASH
Headless, quick trip up? ASTRIDE
Hitch small horse SNAG
Homer's boy receives a title BARONET
Ignored mobile is working again REDOING
Indian food pilgrimage covers key part of balti BHAJI
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It is bird island MARTINI
Moody perhaps having first heard parrot take notice of figure POLYHEDRON
Music player model for white van man, perhaps STEREOTYPE
Mutinous aboard U-boat, possibly with rationed supply INSUBORDINATE
Name is best, Pia restated BAPTISE
Nice aroma when stirring drink AMERICANO
Nick, old boy and VIP NABOB
One displaying their box is not entirely eccentric EXHIBITOR
Quietly withdraw lead PRECEDE
Reserve fashions; Tory's lost otherwise MODESTY
Rood may be reached via this entrance SWINGDOOR
Somewhat low following space mission EMBASSY
Trapped by responsibility, backing flier IBIS
Tricky to take a punt and spoil diner's dish SHOOFLYPIE
Twister in a party comes after dithering TORNADO