The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,107 - Dec 24 2013

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Absolutely worst person possible is ridiculously pettish THEPITS
American soldier rises to meet old friend AMIGO
Around start of holidays imps are transformed into perfect angels SERAPHIM
At sea Maria, going aft, caught a large squid CALAMARI
Black bird's prey RAVEN
Capone, for one, causing uproar always RACKETEER
City and lake in clover? LUCERNE
Closely examine torn label after end of the year EYEBALL
Criminal mafia men run powerful computer MAINFRAME
Destroyed padre's name almost & character AMPERSAND
Dirigible looks trendy AIRSHIP
Fish pasty temptation WHITEBAIT
Frank film director's salute to origins of realistic acting CAPRA
Hail storm's prevailing AVERAGE
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Happiness cut short by house's rejection HEAVEHO
In Latin this edition of the Bible brings chaos HAVOC
Initially char leaves everything as new CLEAN
Judge delayed raise expenditure REFLATE
Lack of education in English can go right if corrected IGNORANCE
Quickly stripping away top three parts of shell APACE
Rainy spells bringing forth flowers in May proverbially APRILSHOWERS
Repeat new ariette about the Queen REITERATE
Scholar crams it almost all ingeniously into novel ACHRISTMASCAROL
Small piece of mosaic being inserted into mobile art TESSERA
Sober geezer once reformed as protagonist in 1A EBENEZERSCROOGE
The Spanish fish is cut off ELIDE
Travel league to lair and plunder Argonauts' target GOLDENFLEECE
Virile sort of chief, shunning public notice HEMAN