The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,183 - May 7 2014

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(Said patronisingly) 'You naughty pest!' WEEVIL
Agreements to rewrite end of composition TREATIES
and 14 and 24: Deer eat frozen shoots in unprotected frontier area? FREE
Arrest victim and note address BOOKMARK
Bishop's squeeze, previously bit on the side? JAMB
Bitter producer's complaint perhaps warning of future difficulties TROUBLEBREWING
Claims made by former union members EXES
Convincing evidence of air pollution head of state introduced before international forum SMOKINGGUN
Diverging, as monarchists are? FORKING
English weapons surrounding ship's reserves EARMARKS
Forsaking bed, Scotch whisky boozers at heart display sentimentality SCHMALTZ
Goats get cross, beset by insects on island IBEXES
Greek hero taking positions around entrance to underworld THESEUS
Mountaineer's novel turn of phrase SHERPA
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Movie mafioso dropping best card in item of clothing SCARF
Night shift carelessness leads to nocturnal controller being dismissed NEGLIGEE
Officer on instrument having lost concentration DILUTE
Penning line is beneath author BELLOW
Queen is not Queen? Curiouser and curiouser! QUAINTER
Refer an obscene broadcast ALLUDE
See 3 Down TRADE
See 3 Down ZONE
Sound system for improving search rankings covering limited period mostly STEREO
Story recalling something exciting SAGA
The thing is, beer's going up -- financial centre's indication of how that may affect demand ELASTICITY
Tug left to right inside to form loop PURL
Windows users going through 'force quit' operation experience this DEFENESTRATION
Wives' associations run by woman who may or may not be one HAREMS