The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 289 - Jan 21 2010

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After all the work put in we'd get beaten! WALLOPED
As a mother myself, accommodating the foreign lady MADAME
As tit for tat, Pearl turned the master in REPRISAL
Bear out the hotel cancellation to get refund REBATE
Bowled first ball very quickly (2,2,4,2,3) INNOTIMEATALL
Can't find mice pals set loose inside MISPLACE
Challenge a price quoted ACCOST
Does split up and ex is most unhappy DESOLATE
For a male, it's very small indeed ATOM
Forced to act, got along as best one could MADEDO
Friendly child with Mum ridiculously young CHUMMY
Given tick, spent PASSED
Hangs out and legs get tangled up DANGLES
In addition, last-minute illustrations PLATES
Insist it makes sales rise DEMAND
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Just means 'parts of the course' FAIRWAYS
Mixing rum with work brought about chaos TURMOIL
Pair stumbled to bed with a little treat to eat APRICOT
Piercing with small spear STRIDENT
Rose up, stooped and sick, to enter BILLOWED
She sang off key inside AGNES
She'll tear into character to belittle SELLSHORT
Splashes in the bird bath, which cools the ardour DAMPSDOWN
Spring again and the easel is brought out RELEASE
Stashes for use in the bathroom SALTS
The star has turned, love, into a heavy drinker TOPLINER
The way bait's concealed shows brilliance LUSTRE
Threw over the side LEFT
Why one was kept in the dark? OBSCUREREASON
With second Test a shambles, declares STATES