The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 410 - Aug 20 2010

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Clues Answers
'Falsely ingenious' might cover it LYING
...and 'Upper class' -- confused, badly written and lacking definition UNFOCUSED
A short cut when depressed in the office, perhaps -- get away to e.g. Caribbean island ESCAPEKEY
Axe leader of Tories after left and right wings desert former one HATCHET
Background noise encountered in retro BT digital item THUMB
Consider you and I very 'appy WEIGH
D-downpour down here? DRAIN
Do like greens? Combine chopped celery with a bit of carrot RECYCLE
Drop date, overcoming desire DITCH
E.g. fellow compiler ruining a half-good clue, introducing 'the French'... COLLEAGUE
I can't get into 'To be or not to be' options -- dig? DELVE
It's carried -- without much argument? BRIEFCASE
It's hard to do without lying in framework of trial TESTBED
It's serious when next-of-kin's name becomes central focus EARNEST
It's standard for marriage to get a bit tired UNIONFLAG
Like an idiot, work the graveyard shift on paper? BENIGHTED
Clues Answers
Line dance in Conservative southern state CONGA
Literary line kept up by prolific scribbler SCIFI
Little Charlie having a laugh CHUCKLING
My robes may be shabby but they have potential EMBRYOS
Not holding back when time's right to employ charm TRENCHANT
Penguin suit with flippers, one possibility TAILS
Principally send into exile or cast out OSTRACISE
Quake in Jersey possibly leading to casualty in the US COWER
Ragged cut on head? WOUNDUP
Russian-sounding woman, following party leader's line, taking in all delegates PLENARY
Starts to take over, like coalition in Iraq, in state of disorder TOUSLED
Strange man following one type of society girl after another with means of accessing funds DEBITCARD
Strange, it's cabled with the earth in the wrong place WEIRD
Trapping criminal associate? ACCESSORY
True about soldier and police assassinating head of state REGICIDAL
Upset workers' federation? CUTUP