The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,178 - Dec 6 2023

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A large supermarket stores soft drink ALCOPOP
A number of sailors have to accept time in slum SHANTYTOWN
African from really African country SOMALI
Alarming changes ready to overwhelm a nervous MP here? MARGINALSEAT
Anteater, say, in gallery at the back of garden EDENTATE
Asked what model did POSED
Attending entertaining party, people feeling embarrassed ABASHMENT
Bereft of assistance, drunk as well as sober HIGHANDDRY
Bit of song? Song's intro, obviously SNATCH
Cooked greens, in the main, rolled around in relish EAGERNESS
Did a spring clean naked? Choose to conceal nothing LEAPT
Disengaged attitude in course filling up a year APATHY
Drive from centre of Thurso, say, northwards URGE
Fresh mint chopped around sweet course, ultimately IMPUDENT
Guy making crack CHAP
Clues Answers
In case of collapse, call shrink CRINGE
Like a Scot, or possibly Japanese ASIAN
List and track staff in community organisation ROTARYCLUB
Media hasn't succeeded with old forecast PRESAGED
Most ordered tea, we hear, that is taken around one TIDIEST
One getting free case loaded with game meat ESCAPOLOGIST
Peer in entrance to vintner's, one with French cheese VICOMTE
Queen covered by country stars URSA
Refusal and agreement? Flipping curious! NOSEY
Source of current trouble, something used by a sailor MAINSAIL
Surrogate father perhaps promises to square up VICARIOUS
Swans around island with trendy talent for writing PENMANSHIP
Thus spies possibly skinny party grandee? SOCIALITE
Uncouth child withdrawing before blunder YOBBISH
Utterance seeking attention in extremely pretentious way PSST