The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,200 - Jan 12 2024

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Clues Answers
'Quick shots' shouted up, having had too much fruit brandy? SCHNAPPS
... minute implants activated in case of cognitive defect AMNESIC
A host of drinkers celebrate secret bottles INNKEEPER
A maiden confirms joints are joints in craft centre AMIDSHIPS
Backing instrument handled by Joe the Growler? ICEBERG
Comfort the distressed Icarus? Certainly not! SOLACE
Cover for sword woun_'s healing crust? SCABBARD
Crime Club rival's novel student's nicked from our bag cruciverbalism
Cycling north, I perhaps fool press chief EDITRESS
Edged with colour is a short baptismal robe CHRISOM
Elgar's devilish clues will entertain, as will Firefly LUMINESCE
Extremely supple, as those adding to roll do the splits LITHEST
Its home is New Road, where its scorer bats WORCESTERSHIRE
Not have brown ales on shelf -- the front of it's unsupported BRALESS
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On the rise, Brooklyn Mutual Banks after a fall? Autumny
One source of unlikely tales about memorising bar noise GRIMM
Party for one enjoying escalating senior years DOTAGE
Plant machinery primarily cored fruit MAPLE
Privately preferred track here ASIDE
Producer of implant: kissing it moves saint ... OCULARIST
Resistance group to the east of a certain county SOMERSET
Right lining for person employing pocket TROUSER
Silly exploit precipitated by Basil? FEATHERBRAINED
So maybe Bow Church did soft targets? ADMASS
Status attained by correspondence course? POSTMASTERSHIP
Stuff a little cough syrup shifted CYPRUS
Trump laughs at this vibrating noise on Gold HUMOR
Very much like bilingual people? diglots