The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 493 - Jan 13 2011

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Clues Answers
A communist reduced business centre's barbarity ATROCITY
A single male imprisoned by evil idiot BONEHEAD
A single male long entertained by bishop and peer mostly BACHELOR
Accept a brew container from an Irish speaker? TAKEUP
After switching sections, approve floor KAYO
An inclination to stuff favourite bird PARAKEET
Animal cries from converted stables MEWS
Barbarians, emotional but lacking any aspiration, ousted in election? UNSEATED
Carried off wayward youth as usual WONTED
Decrepit old jet's pushed around JOSTLED
Elitist completely accepts women grow ever faster SNOWBALL
Fellow in fix with travel restriction CURFEW
For instance, Zimbabwe is bordered by this decorative strip FRIEZE
Fringe elements among insurgents play childish game ISPY
Hardly ever cause permanent damage to church SCARCE
Instrument that's not musically loud? LUTE
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Medium supposedly taking one in as a first option? EITHER
Possible explanation for Sue's bad treatment? ILLUSE
Prepared sea-snail, to render not just in the mouth NASALISE
Quite trivial, capturing rook PRETTY
River trap to provide odd fish? WEIRDO
Routines given away by French monk keeping reverence up? FREEWARE
Shallow person: there's an improvement in me, mostly after 3 BIMBETTE
Some bang up politicians over dispute OPPUGN
Special salad plant engaging tooth SPROCKET
Step flat out to intercept 31 FOOTFALL
Strongly supporting stem STAUNCH
Thesis wasted in bank jobs etc HEISTS
Thickened milk containing mixed ingredients for taste? CUSTARD
Turning model truck away from its top and carrying on ORRERY
Want leader of party openly rejecting the Left? POVERTY
Wellington doesn't need one to secure account in Merseyside port BOOTLACE