The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 3,219 - Feb 15 2024

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& 16 Across Lump in one's throat as water pipe oddly cracks ADAMS
& 20 Across Working on ball with chairman and president ABRAHAM
A forward tolerates missing goal openings APERTURES
A party helping worship ADORATION
Almost no prospect of peer undergoing gender reassignment -- expert's taking note FATCHANCE
Bore final artist involved in Best of The Beatles PENETRATE
Ceremonial position, revolutionary barrister-at-law's defending ALTAR
Cold boy gets dressed CLAD
Conman's chain letter I replaced with funny last word CHARLATAN
Extended comic Jack wrote half-heartedly DEEPENED
Force overseas team to pursue European wingers from Lille EXILE
Grass shouldn't get too long if you have one keen cow, according to Spooner LAWNMOWER
Military figure crew ought to follow film director's instruction ACTIONMAN
Nearly the gold for hammer thrower THOR
Perhaps llama or alpaca struggling with mink PACKANIMAL
Playboy's inclination RAKE
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Possibly room in The Bastille, Paris once all Americans have to leave PRISONCELL
Rather small-minded Republican interrupts PRETTY
Rows when eccentrics depose leader RANKS
Run hot iron on top for reason INFER
See 14 Across LINCOLN
See 19 Across APPLE
Shoe 1 Across MULE
Some food found in cool bag that occasionally sat under counter CHIPOLATA
Spoken about case for defence making trial ORDEAL
Stroke new sheets LINEN
They swim in river inspired by all of France TROUT
This writer's mature concept IMAGE
Threw a wobbly over classical work HOLDWATER
Transport suspended -- Telegraph roughly first to report CABLECAR
Ultimately then roid rage transformed American banker RIOGRANDE
Western journalist's clout WHACK