The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 100,004 - Dec 25 2012

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Ailing pear-tree, injected with copper, is to pull through RECUPERATE
Ancient craftsman utterly rejected a deficient desire DAEDALUS
Back Director to restrict Government concern REGARD
Composer confused after abandoning S American city DELIUS
Cooking equipment -- goes off carrying one incomplete set ROTISSERIE
Difficulty in running school involves it following teachers' leader STITCH
Diplomacy is limiting Conservative plans TACTICS
Dog eating rubbish? I start to prepare snack food POTATOCHIP
Fail to keep on length in skating manoeuvre AXEL
Form of early sound -- archaic songs ROUNDELAYS
Garment, when folded back, has traces of rayon inside SARI
Geographical feature that's identical with top and bottom halves switched MESA
Hound tailed deer and donkey HARASS
Junior employee, ultimately a figure with some power CUBE
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Mark good being swamped by evil SIGN
Observers barring one European in Germany in spring (NOTE: Now find the game and play it...) GEYSER
Pivot � that's 10, with some twisting AXLE
Pointed, targeted activity -- cunning, very? Not very ARCHERY
Recent courses engaging Greek internet communities NEWSGROUPS
Redeployed, following going missing from various rifle duties REUTILISED
Rocky ravine dull? It's without equal UNRIVALLED
Sequence of strokes -- and not in bed -- prompting divorce BREAKUP
Stop working hard and cut toiling at last HANG
Stupid jeer converted to bon mot? JEUDESPRIT
Success in trial upset Top Gear? TWINSET
Thanks Queen for accommodating singular authority figure TSAR
Thwart type of car crashing into garden (NOTE: The game's afoot...) HOGTIE
Weird Scots children, endlessly running wild round source of Tay ELDRITCH