The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 855 - Oct 9 2012

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Clues Answers
American's cast big scene for US state COLORADO
Axe caught rabbit? CHOPPER
Battle scene with bugle of oxymoronic dimensions? LITTLEBIGHORN
Daring last manoeuvres in battle scene STALINGRAD
Description of a joint violated when drunk DOVETAIL
Dog, this mongrel, biting hard -- seizures essentially following SHIHTZU
Drink container, lid off, inverted RETSINA
Essence maintaining temperature, pour over oil BASTE
Film about river, island and a country CROATIA
Hair grip LOCK
Instrument one loved to attack SQUEEZEBOX
Leash dog's taken from proverb? LEAD
Mysterious vessel entering region, finally invisible ARCANE
Near death, bone found in heap MORIBUND
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Part of contract to run round shopping centre SMALLPRINT
Poem: it made man out to be a cross-dresser PANTOMIMEDAME
Popular source of personal information about posh young actress INGENUE
Promise to tour country, taking others off? IMPERSONATION
Pudding -- one so easy? TART
Report of chicken (shock!) getting award PULITZERPRIZE
Rigid old stage performance EXACTING
Salt's companion given a kind of conclusion from sailor VINEGAR
Something precious stuffing duck, herb LOVAGE
Still ship not launching on time INERT
Studio took down story, director's last ATELIER
Tavern west of city serving game with added spice? LOCALDERBY
Teacher, one backing pupil's neighbour? IRIS
Thick as a couple of squares? ASININE