The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,300 - Nov 27 2014

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Artistic group that's gathered round bar SALOON
Attack with the gun could do for flier RIFLESHOT
Belt for weapons, stark (not entirely opulent) BALDRIC
Better push to secure good meal FINGERBUFFET
Bucket filling boat's pipes TUBING
Christmas mostly expressing manger, primarily, as this? CRIB
Conductor left, avoiding endless turmoil MAESTRO
Confident guy to escape during bank job, heading off EGOIST
Cycle aid cracked, displaying fragile quality DELICACY
Disease of sailors? Sailor initially affected with the bends SCURVY
Domineering sons jabbing schoolfellow? BOSSY
Function not covering a large town CITY
John feels upset about article expected to have more sheets LOOSELEAF
Logo British Library originally displayed in wider spaces EMBLEM
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Modern artist's nonsense: hard, and the reverse of acceptable ROTHKO
No rubbish with English being put on paper NOTATE
Not a vintage town NEWPORT
Nuts throttling firm's good luck symbol MASCOT
Outrageous order to soldiers now part of history? OVERTHETOP
Personal cover question following violin getting cut STRAWHAT
Pure metal used in lever PRISTINE
Ranch-hand, dodging blow, is to show fear COWER
Source of eloquence in sonnet barely translated BLARNEYSTONE
Unpleasant rumour about senior honour NOISOME
Various events -- timeless happenings -- matching in worth EVENSTEVENS
Wet and raw, spinning on bank? It may be WATERWHEEL
Wrong and wrong again -- no profit in Mexican food TORTILLA