The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,109 - Dec 27 2013

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British cooking, cold, very cold BALTIC
Clash of rivals left boy swimming round river LOCALDERBY
Court dismissing unknown opportunist CHANCER
Critical period as atmosphere gets affluent, almost, after chapter's accepted CLIMACTERIC
Delay in Spooner's security fix? TAILBACK
Duke, in defeat, elevated and elevated symbol of reconciliation? TUDORROSE
Film buff cheers one in it FANTASIA
Fool our team into lifting mattress DWEEB
Gift? Expression of gratitude supplied TALENT
Girl's poise snaring hearts, though not first of Americans BLANCHE
Give excellent review to book, then catch opening of this film BRAVEHEART
Greek character's no problem speaking English? Just the reverse EPSILON
Hard to move, dismissing first argument TIFF
Heart that's subsequently broken in fantasy land? MIDDLEEARTH
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Illegible lettering: that is, crude line SCRAWL
It supplies a little colour in set RINSE
Legal groups covering both ends of the country? INNS
More struggling after a firm dismisses good scientist ASTRONOMER
Musical arrangement for eighty choirs that's not right HIGHSOCIETY
Mystery individual following Western carrier WHODUNIT
Not showing usual colour after swallowing whiskey, but not weepy DRYEYED
River enclosed by revolutionary modern architect WREN
Shops closing early: time for drink MALT
Some particular bet reviewed, raised? That's showing backbone VERTEBRAL
Spoils children in relaxed training centre CHARMSCHOOL
Writer finally brought in article on historic English composer ARNOLD
Year's wrangling to block reduction of large disputed field GREYAREA
You'll have seen this sort of clue before UNORIGINAL