The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,126 - Jan 28 2014

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Black period in van that can be effaced ERASABLE
Clumsy minaret flawed because it's this UNSYMMETRICAL
Composition of shabby coat worn by Burmese perhaps TOCCATA
Cook head on stick ADHERE
Cross mostly allowed as ornament ANKLET
English cry about the First Lady being around five feet in height EYELEVEL
Escape from French after turning up Champs-Elysees, maybe EVADE
Foolishly lachrymose Tennyson's girl left at home MAUDLIN
Forgive Pauline letter being dropped in turbulent river at start of ebb REPRIEVE
Heard selected player give way CEDE
Highly praised former journalist receiving ring EXTOLLED
In a fashion catwalk, behind what you see are elements so divided BLACKANDWHITE
Intolerant and evil, Beria tortured lecturer ILLIBERAL
It's rubbish or it goes round either way ROTOR
Jaunty ardent spirits call for silence RAKISH
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Maintenance of university park with European record UPKEEP
Modified rhythm to massage a short digit RUBATO
Once more present argument about position of altar in church REENDOW
One making noises during long sermon, for example, and not during short sermon SNORER
Poor taste of outfit taken to school KITSCH
Programme backed sea-going vehicle friendly nation's taken south SYLLABUS
Reprimand peer about rage? Not half EARFUL
Sex appeal, particularly for Americans, could be seen in fashions CUTENESS
Soprano's agreement about band instruments SYRINGES
Spike's embraced by cardinal in carriage HEARSE
Tablet's reprogrammed by junior officer set up in mobile centre BATTLEBUS
Tank from successor of USSR inflexible (doesn't start) CISTERN
The man in worst command BEHEST
They're weirdly content back in jug EWER
Wise chap will skirt sheep run waste products SEWERAGE