The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 690 - Dec 23 2011

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Clues Answers
Animal shelter, 5th bed along? COTE
Bubbly announcement of man slicing meat? CAVA
Centre for criminals? It's evident he's converted THIEVESDEN
Cook mum bread DOSH
Court action tense, set littered with aces TESTCASE
During vacation in Ghana, a locum treated illness GLAUCOMA
Final of the biscuit-eating contest? CRUNCHTIME
George left daughter to get in garlic mayonnaise and greenery GLADIOLI
Guest-house in centre of Tresco is declining EBBS
Iams awfully dry -- disturbing nosh for pet? SIAMESECAT
Indecent graduate, showing rear to constable, put in solitary OBSCENE
Legendary creature touring, regularly supports two educational institutions UNICORN
Love's welcomed by poor young Gill, missing love (fairy tale) UGLYDUCKLING
New pair of trousers displayed in seaside area -- to be different CONTRAST
Nice try with TV broadcast within modest football club COVENTRYCITY
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Pike topped and tailed, reversing vessel, a smack KISS
Priest, bound by faith, beginning to sanctify these? RELICS
Religious book fathoms out the truth ACTS
Scenery and props authentic, uplifting Shakespearean character LAERTES
Some upset by extremist in Twitter thread WEFT
Spread of trees (scrub inside)? FOREST
Squash egg on edge of table during 1 down COURGETTE
Stone circle attracts fiery goddess discarding last undergarment STRINGVEST
This person and European member of flock get together MEETUP
Torn between kind of road and river-crossing here in London BRENTFORD
Twenty drilled in auditorium for sports display? SCOREBOARD
Vehicle car tax attracts mobile police -- it's overdue, ultimately VELOCIPEDE
Virgin man, childless, just turned up here for lottery BRANTUB
Vocal instruction from pushy salesman so long? BYEBYE
What originally occupied a hundred? TOWN