The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 591 - Jul 5 2011

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'Country Life' previously not written PASTORAL
'Dandy' is back containing old joke SPOOF
Breather taking oxygen before end of exercise? Relax LOUNGE
Cuts Queen left out of 'Works' EXCISES
Delilah was one character taking time cutting hair TRAITRESS
Detective taking single round, taken out, wasted DILAPIDATED
Draw around empty easel in rising artist's studio ATELIER
Favourite's over following raised pace FOOTSTEP
Flogging with belt catching end of huge rump RETAILING
He played academic chasing child MASON
Heartless pride and greed perhaps creating stain EOSIN
His employment is sort of brief SOLICITOR
Land initially next to snake here? LADDER
Lewis catching more ruddy crooks! CROSIERS
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Like a cadaver returned, one consumed by dead EMACIATED
Make-up is bait trapping blokes after date TEMPERAMENT
Not fit for exercise after endless final INAPT
Old beast old lady crushed, without love MASTODON
One provides support for privates? QUARTERMASTER
Paddy field filled by river STROP
Perfect work compiler's found in corporation OPTIMUM
Prod underneath stone fish STURGEON
Rule republic occupied by special army unit EMPIRE
Sour face, in wrong place to score! OFFSIDE
Story from Fitzgerald turned nasty ALLEGORY
Taking gang in critical setting PREPOSSESSING
Talk posh upset by English etiquette USAGE
Terrain's tilled holding drill INSTIL