The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,098 - Dec 10 2013

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A selfish thing ratified AGREED
Ace among red cards TAROT
Action of a thoughtless motorist that copper takes to heart? DOUBLEPARKING
Austrian musician viewing grass skirts on dustmen! HAYDN
Bid far from behind NOTRUMP
Cold's cold then for a successful type? HOTSHOT
Dark lover -- man, say, getting belligerent NIGHTHAWK
Earliest of Olympians reaching all four corners of the globe as inspiring athlete OWENS
Flier in Basque almost translated SQUAB
Girl appearing sunburnt in the shade ROSERED
I put last of minestrone in vessel to freeze ICEUP
Lass holding a very luminescent stone GIRASOL
Macho row almost breaking US state MASCULINE
Muscle from flipped-over eggs -- a hundred possibly eaten? EXTENSOR
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Nepalese turn of phrase SHERPA
Newspaper that is welcoming publication's reflection MIRRORIMAGE
Operation as many sick etc, poorly -- zero well! TONSILLECTOMY
Person saving eight shillings initially per hour, broke SUPERHERO
Poisonous gas enveloping one, cooker filled with a little smoke CIGARILLO
Sailors into dance record, I stood up for their dance? HORNPIPE
Salad ingredient that should take off? ROCKET
Series of brief meetings badly designed with half-finished patter? SPEEDDATING
Shift is left, to avoid dresses DISLODGE
Somewhat unnecessary, another Nazi ideal ARYAN
Struggle to find fish FLOUNDER
Supporting structure merely locks BUTTRESS
Urge upright character to gatecrash parties LIBIDO
Wild animal? Go for a plant MAGNOLIA