The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 178 - Jul 9 2009

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Clues Answers
Act as inspiration to puzzle BEMUSE
Agree in the form provided ASSENT
Award coming after November OSCAR
Batsman who is in and one who is out STRIKER
Beastly killer paroled, being reformed LEOPARD
Bribes relatives as protection OILSKIN
Cheat mostly slow old fool DOTARD
Edit apparently to get by TIDEOVER
Endless fish is returned as seafood SCOLLOP
Fool rejected brand name to gain entry PASSWORD
Great musicians as merit getting new arrangement MAESTRI
Hot car I crashed into old vehicle CHARIOT
How chess players compete generally ACROSSTHEBOARD
In lunch I like hot spice CHILI
Invigorate cops cooking cake VICTORIASPONGE
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Local with a posh car in story NARRATIVE
Love orange mixture as flavouring OREGANO
Meat in sandwich perhaps for American picnic CLAMBAKE
Missile just right before disturbance PATRIOT
Old comedian scoffed to do what the two Ronnies did COOPERATE
Old singer to show appreciation to little girl one's taken to heart CHEVALIER
One rugby player over eight is a burden BACKPACK
Prepare for battle raging in Marne ENARM
Prominent sister with Ferdinand in the papers PRIORESS
Public school right out of bounds FETTES
Reserved: return shortly with very little money RETICENT
Revolutionary militants rejecting Trotsky initially for this STALINISM
River almost cut off SEVER
Servant said goodbye VALET
Wherein one gets leg over? Yes and no LIMBO