The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,051 - Sep 18 2013

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... graduate to Southern alternative rock BASALT
A card is free from anxiety ATEASE
A quote comes back about self-catering -- one abstains ASCETIC
A variety act PERFORM
Break promise of support to intercept hired thug GOBACKON
Bugs could make legs itch GLITCHES
Cable, perhaps, sent after start of engagement, express EVINCE
Caught, unfortunately, after one's infiltrated end of tunnel CALAIS
Challenge wins always GAINSAY
Chopped thyme eaten by a holy man transformed into stone AMETHYST
Curve of yellow bird holding note CATENARY
Dress coils and bun for babes? LIONCUBS
European to cross Iowa road SPANIARD
Examiner not right keeping speed within bounds MODERATO
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Foreign aristocrat walks to Spain MARCHESE
Guide of eight announced search for crest COCKSCOMB
Hinting I have to follow everything American ... ALLUSIVE
I must look up for this or I become green first VERTIGO
Item in news is alarmist -- fibre's needed SISAL
Itinerant actors exchange pence for shillings to get clothes TROUSERS
Journalist, upset, mischievously spikes sealing of alliance, French-style DEEPKISS
Kitchen apprentice promises to cut temperature COMMIS
Muck around cage -- tidy that; dog's agitated ACTTHEGIDDYGOAT
Mysterious Arab punishment ARCANE
Not imagined but could be damn true UNDREAMT
On island forage for goat CAPRICORN
Practised for record time that's given commercial support ADEPT