The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 57 - Dec 9 2008

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... running away from workers splashing Teepol around ELOPEMENT
1ac in which actor has to suffer? HAMLET
1ac of semi-nude love? Extremity missing, unfortunately! VENUSDE
A smile (nearly) on a strange 1ac? MONALISA
Authorise punishment SANCTION
Awkward spot into which Ruby's tumbled? STROPPY
Check for presence of spin by phone ROLLCALL
Compliment from sadly laid-up tenor PLAUDIT
European train travel round start of October giving a lift ELEVATOR
Fat cats went pointlessly about buying wholesale ENGROSSMENT
General contracted fever in Veronese house MONTAGUE
Girl's retort ... SALLY
Golf collection? WHIPROUND
He's smothered with 'bull' ('drilling, training, regimen' etc) by the book THESAURUS
Huge insect nibbling a mushroom's edges MAMMOTH
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Life-support for topless hooker on dope OXYGEN
Message from Delia: 'Meat's on the rise' EMAIL
MP gets the bird REDCAP
Not so 'gemutlich' fate in this 1ac? THEMAGIC
Obsolescent church escapes ... escapes being ruined PASSE
Outstanding performance by Fannie pulling in fantastic receipts MASTERPIECE
Quarter of gin going up PART
Real swindler leaving island CRETE
River mostly runs through mountains into city MELBOURNE
See 7 MILO
See 8 FLUTE
Service starts from font, incumbent allocating palm leaves RAFFIA
Tadpole from river Will raised on island - frog ultimately! POLLIWIG
They need 11 to shine, but other elements to start with GASLAMPS
Very pale wood ASHEN