The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 865 - Oct 25 2012

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'Male Lead in Flop' -- big news HEADLINE
'Viewable,' you say, to encourage INCITE
A century with a single trickling through -- dope! ANALGESIC
Admits getting personal over drink OWNSUP
Back home, imbibing rum, got sleepy NODDED
Compere's here and about to make a comeback PRESENTER
Doesn't like the inside also being remodelled LOATHES
Drink 'earty! ALE
Found more than half ruined: destitute SITED
Furious with horsehair cover being not natural MANMADE
Gosh! Two maidens in navy, topless! LUMME
Handy instructions? MANUAL
He left these cooked and ready SET
Howl miserably, left with nothing through Depression HOLLOW
If not love, the wires may have got crossed OTHERWISE
Letter crosses KISSES
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Lie worked? Not if I will get caught entering FICTION
Little tyke putting on airs is noxious IMP
Made a father, or 'Dad' -- champagne gulped, head off ORDAINED
Make the number up NET
Not bad as forged notes? PASSABLE
Oddly-shaped mouse traps and not very big ENORMOUS
Port and soft drink with twist as chaser LIMERICK
Pressed on in passion to meet date IRONED
Quantities of juice non-drinker had been swallowing WATTS
Stem broken and missing case that's precious GEMSTONE
Strays. A need, possibly, for wife to curb? MEANDERS
Take almost the whole week off from routine WORKADAY
Tried that, am fed up, and won't survive? HAVEHADIT
What's the point of lace? SPIKE
Whispers when players enter ASIDES
With time spare, I resolved to walk TRAIPSE