The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 816 - Aug 1 2012

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A supreme little university managed to meet the required standard MEASUREUP
Arachnid? A naturalist is put off, surprisingly TARANTULA
As composer, I had member of the clergy uplifted VERDI
Batsman going up the order gets guard NIGHTWATCHMAN
Careless soldiers with assignments only 50% completed REMISS
Compound in which revolutionary leader seems to be self-absorbed! PTOMAINE
Female author's shelf MANTEL
Flower with interior unattractive, not half, and crinkly RUGOSE
Gang of women, any number going after old British chap COVEN
Greek bond may be this IONIC
Insecticide desperate man put down in row LINDANE
Legal officer's housed here in Paris LICIT
Modify tendency to fly off the handle TEMPER
Nasty mince pies one rejected as taster SPECIMEN
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Notice army retreating behind hiding-place? CAVEAT
One may offer the ultimate in punishment in a term that becomes awful MARTINET
One moving one's arms badly GUNRUNNER
Problem about coach that gets fouled up with wet brown stuff TEASTRAINER
Pull one into vigorous fight with determination SLUGITOUT
Ray is this when becoming stray, destitute ONTHESTREET
Rose is sweet NOISETTE
Singer is performer getting a bit confused initially about name CANTOR
Soldier sent to Rhine with a pal, moving bits of equipment PARAPHERNALIA
Something heard on instrument that's certainly a feature of concert MIDDLEC
Thinking dear old lover should be got rid of PENSIVE
Tough times with English pretending to be outsiders EXACTING
Where one finds Italians beginning to sing song to drown noise SARDINIA
Wise Men were doing this to do this! SEEKING