The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 204 - Aug 25 2009

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Are you soundly sleeping? Most obstinate DOUREST
British law has no right over the French -- it's got strings attached UKULELE
Check on audition and two exams HEARINGTEST
Comic character taking us in with tart, artlessly filled with this? CUSTARD
Dump ash, say, in Essex town TIPTREE
EU institution's subject of conversation in tube, perhaps? ECTOPIC
Great to swap knight for rook and take the plunge IMMERSE
Growth involving green shoots that rose after the budget! ALECOST
Hit on lodger over the phone GUESSED
Hormone store gone bad OESTROGEN
In customary manner, old flame displaces you and me with no hanky-panky ASEXUAL
In the end everyone's behind rising -- true, sadly, even you! ETTUBRUTE
It could be turned into toad with essential elements of spell TADPOLE
Journalist saying what'll enable cuts to be implemented HACKSAW
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Jumping in bed with a glint, one'll get laid before the evening's over! DININGTABLE
Make a song and dance of getting tea in right place? ACTUP
Not so fast gar�on is serving WAITSON
Queen wearing mini-dress gets summary justice SHORTSHRIFT
Result of boring maintenance instruction? OILWELL
Shout 'blast off', everyone -- this'll give you a glimpse of the future! CRYSTALBALL
Siren's degenerate depravity at work INSERVICE
Sound of mosquito, having leaked vital fluid, brought down HUMBLED
Stupid, but not sick, politician found with prostitute is characteristic of malaise SYMPTOM
The cow has cheek -- blooming thing OXLIP
Tip of Union Jack seen in a British area of African capital ABUJA
Two princes' mistake, in past, might end up in jam? RASPBERRY
Unplanned statement on campaign to free up commercial sector? ADLIB
You can have a riot with this -- rip... ripping time! TEARGAS