The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 725 - Feb 23 2012

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Clues Answers
A test held up bellicose type getting weapon TOMAHAWK
A vital ground in country LATVIA
Aggressive youth associated with Welsh town near fellow SKINFLINT
Bachelor with bird taking off grand headwear BERET
Banish debilitating influence that is enveloping jazz fan RUSTICATE
Bird, thin with wings obscured, probing nut PELICAN
Book representing forsaken hatreds HEARTOFDARKNESS
Calm sound of bells almost detected in part of church APPEASE
Clash about deception with pair swapping for official in a stir? JAILER
Concern shown by popular European about incomplete car INVOLVE
Deadly vehicle curtailed amid genuine practice REHEARSAL
Digest a book introducing special world ABSORB
Director tense about game with fine fellow TRUFFAUT
Dog messed up a shop alas LHASAAPSO
Film, amateur stuff that can be mined, covered by news service PATINA
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Lizard protected by Antiguan anthropologist IGUANA
Lounge lizard initially left in swimming area on reflection LOLLOP
Not favouring a very old language AVERSE
Note sweater finally worn by cook dressing down REPROACH
Novelist, Russian male, runs off to tour Eastern US city SANDIEGO
Obscure report of a certain exotic food DIMSUM
Plan in stages publicity plugging award in modern music ROADMAP
Plant bee's left giving one elated feeling EUPHORIA
Put off a grim Nationalist restricting justice ADJOURN
Some fetid algae subject to ebb and flow? TIDAL
Tape's wound around very small plant SWEETPEA
Upstanding European holding thin plate with no sign of edible dish ESCALLOP
Venture a CV in Hollywood after bit of publicity PRESUME
Whimsical follower with a condition entering limited sect FANCIFUL