The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 621 - Aug 25 2011

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American Indian embracing tribal leader's ancient civilisation site CRETE
Amount offered lower than fine gold bar FORBID
Bombshell girl? I'll say! MISSILE
Capital returns including a sovereign? EMPEROR
Copper's restraining two fellows in manacles CUFFS
Delilah, say, cut hair and character flipped MANTRAP
Dismissive of French plundering clubs for date Deprecatory
Drink is shortly found in back of optic RETSINA
Extreme under canvas, reportedly INTENSE
Ham it up and 'Lear' ends terribly exultant TRIUMPHAL
Hard push up under butt for heavy person ENDOMORPH
Helps European outlaw coming back with the French ENABLES
It's brilliant about league goal whacked outside RESPLENDENT
Make certain rook's taken to get result ENSUE
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Mundane blunder in two experiments wasting time TERRESTRIAL
Noah's opening ship, on board for fantastic animals SNARKS
Official's stern about matter, right? REGISTRAR
One used to reel on deck? CAPSTAN
Part of pine containing part of tree scent COLOGNE
Plant, grand rock singer, ancient inside GOLDENROD
River ebbing around legs slipped by ELAPSED
Rock group, Queen that is, penned elegy REQUIEM
Scornful, lacking respect initially, of ancient order IONIC
Sound exterior of oak ship BARQUE
Staggered unbalanced, endlessly holding one's luggage IMPEDIMENTA
Third mate, one preparing sails set off TRIGGER
Train runs before English can switch Continental set-up RETINUE
Vitamin from arnica intensely revolting NIACIN