The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 868 - Oct 31 2012

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... fill, and kebab SATE
America backing military service overseas? AFAR
Ancient city in Arab country half lost -- one of 12 JUROR
Awkward battery shop? CHIPPY
Cleaned up, taking action about things reportedly found with ticks DETOXED
Combine tips to get by MAKEENDSMEET
Delivery of king in olden days by another YORKER
Fasten bottom part on two halves of teepee, for example -- with this? TENTPEG
Fruit juice and Vermouth in second cocktail MOJITO
Great Dane's hair too matted HORATIO
Grouse getting audibly nastier MOORFOWL
Likely lad after rum ODDSON
Materials from cowboy hats? TEXTILES
One said to be beating the booze LIQUOR
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One's seen flying, taking part in quickest relay KESTREL
Plastic part on centre of sump gets oil PETROLEUM
Scattered at first, the refugees live in every direction around BESTREWN
Small Italian island beat Uncle Sam LAMPEDUSA
Soundly season, repeat, roll ... SOMERSAULT
Southern celebs going north, flashy dressers SPIVS
Spooner's stupid bovine stars ZODIAC
Take care and sleep regularly -- early bed CRADLE
Three notes, the first and last identical, don't work any more RETIRE
Troy weight in oz, roughly about 50 -- it's a grey area TWILIGHTZONE
Tumbling, I'd bust teeth and come a cropper BITETHEDUST
What's to clutch, turning and grasp, pulling finally to enter? DOORKNOB
With little French, I find third of core subjects perhaps a demanding subject PETITIONER