The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 724 - Feb 22 2012

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An official horse, some say MAYOR
and 23: Midlands newspaper piece about Reading MP among his constituents? BIRMINGHAM
Bear, bee and bird BROOK
Commemorations which could make you happiest EPITAPHS
Conversely, English comic actor has new part ECONTRA
Heading for Ypres front, put soldiers back in service ROYALNAVY
Hearty, as soldiers SINCERE
Hollow ring found in wood GROOVE
I'm essential to running of errands GOFER
Intimate with Italian poem about Italian poet CONFIDANTE
Junkie's plan to completely drop resistance USER
Landowners almost appear uncomfortable with French art SQUIRES
Magazine runs article about idiots (about me) RADIOTIMES
Manchester Evening News -- it's for clever people MENSA
Oceanographer in Vietnam keeps keeling over EKMAN
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Old Indian coin flipped to no effect? ANNA
Old news about South American Indians televised ONSCREEN
One inclined to run on gas, ultimately SLOPE
Part of 7 game -- press ahead IRONBRIDGE
Physician always backs court YARD
Quiet hero rips open sheep SHROPSHIRE
Received vehicle identifier, or wheels ROGER
River crew heads for eastern shore GANGES
Sci-fi hero in house after waving to crowd DOCTORWHO
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She cooks everything, say, in turn NIGELLA
Some Americans make endless Han Solo cracks OKLAHOMANS
Some had a wish to subdue once ADAW
Splendid couple -- more than one spoke RADII
Starts to rant on our message board ROOM