The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 962 - Apr 16 2013

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Clues Answers
... that this person might find useful, taking back short account ROPER
Against including rude word to become more vulgar COARSEN
Bishop, genuine and hopeful BRIGHT
Blow a pipe HOOKA
Bully to be affectionate when holding bird DOMINATE
Commentators will commentate _______, being tart ONTHEGAME
Communicating what a voter may be doing PUTTINGACROSS
Conservative craft at a high level BLIMP
Drug this person's got outside university after work OPIUM
Exorcist needed to deal with it? Let priest go out POLTERGEIST
Guns in vessel badly stowed away ARTILLERY
Journalist needing a further restraint ... HACKAMORE
Jump around to prune a shrub CUTACAPER
Lacking a part in decision-making to stop plan of action SYSTEM
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Lovey-dovey eventually INTIME
Making money, having lots of it, but not hard at heart CENTRIC
Male will, as they say, give way BUCKLE
My clue may be worked out in a place of study LYCEUM
Nothing exotic in old books catalogue to engage a student of far-off lands ORIENTALIST
One good in morris dancing may be following steps precisely RIGORISM
Plant a conifer, vital after devastation AFRICANVIOLET
Scholar succeeded before in Paris SAVANT
Song balefully arranged with two successive notes missing LULLABY
Spooner's low box for key SPACEBAR
Standing by man who has won bakery competition? FLANKING
Transport animal heading off carrying black stone and slate LAMBAST
Water supply trouble? You can get that on yacht MAINSAIL
Worked out food component in starter for dinner FATHOMED