The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 954 - Apr 2 2013

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About time to take pride, say, over Australian wine RETSINA
Absolute fruitcake! He's lost his head UTTER
Air rising is observed after expert forecast PROGNOSIS
Briskly declare, one short, then get run out ALLEGRO
Caught unawares retiring gent is surrounded by posturing prudes SURPRISED
Circle Line goes under rough earth ROUNDEL
Empty words in court irritate WINDUP
Flash: African capital parks opening course for connoisseurs of Marathon? MOUSAKA
Flowering tree. In Dordogne it's found in lake LILAC
Framework shaped into a story FABRICATION
Gale starts to sweep over US wilderness destroying trees (3'6) SOUWESTER
He quibbles over cost statement of child's horse stabled in more healthy environment HAGGLER
In disgrace, discharge former priest by letter EXPEL
In public, athletic club give extravagant display OVERACT
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Leaves service with rake-off to return east LETTUCE
Maybe one employing lawyer's right to be in court CLIENT
Organ's grand rendition of Latin ballad before Duke and Queen GALLBLADDER
Perhaps greet us with a wave GESTURE
Removed fastenings around instrument with full concentration UNDILUTED
Sailor heard small whispering noise. It's just a dog JACKRUSSELL
Smoke ruined boat caught in banks of Congo TOBACCO
Steal ID and go by furtively -- he always gets the blame WHIPPINGBOY
Together with Epstein, resolved to drop one Ecstasy pill INSTEP
Troubled Merlin follows king into citadel KREMLIN
Wally wastes time on masculine mode of expression IDIOM
Without acting once, contrive above all to be endearing LOVABLE
Words of Saint Cyril in translation LYRICS
Young creature's always dipping into grant LEVERET