The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,189 - Dec 26 2023

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Assumed one's permitted to keep parking inside IMPLICIT
Avoid scam DODGE
Blast! ... almost late rising DRAT
Building reportedly hit on top at first? Certainly top's missing STRUCTURE
Called time on daughter taking Ecstasy TERMED
Doctor sorry in Wilts DROOPS
Encounter abrupt professional upsetting niece EXPERIENCE
Ferried small child over sea miles away TOTED
Fifty grand to imprison young rascal, it's staggering LURCHING
Gifted mafia boss pontificated after gold goes missing DONATED
Hand one restores to health with these? MANICURES
Head of church (non-clerical) has date to practise service here? CLAYCOURT
Keeping tax cuts agitated senior rep PRESERVATION
Language of fool wasting time with maiden IDIOM
Left by end of fireworks display SPORT
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Liberal, one seen in mass meeting? CATHOLIC
Load menu liberally, admitting PM for the most part's short of food MALNOURISHED
Married, keeping promise at altar with or without partner WIDOWED
Mike tucking into triple shake TREMBLE
Offer fix, go up a size to start with LEND
One with swollen head say gets lift wanting hospital EGOIST
Outlook following a hint about temperature, it's below 90 degrees ACUTEANGLE
Refuse cider, essentially hammered WASTED
Scholar shed tears from time to time in northern city DONCASTER
Seal in lake perhaps? Verification to follow WATERPROOF
Shirking one's duty, a capital offence? TAXEVASION
Stretch out scandal involving Tesla boss? ELONGATE
Test rejected quantity of chemical -- acid emerged MEDICAL
Ultimately drives taxi to make a crust SCAB
United leaving trap for winger MOTH