The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,260 - Sep 18 2014

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Clues Answers
A Merc with ease passed on the outside activating this? SPEEDCAMERA
A willing handover? LEGACY
Area on south side of Scotland withholding pound? That could be severe ASCETIC
Become embarrassed backing a Conservative that's insulting DEROGATORY
Bookish companion in sun with wine and bit of cheese SCHOLASTIC
Caller, perhaps, from family bordering Spanish river CLARION
Contents of tub possibly in club range BRAN
Defect shown by mouse withdrawn from circulation? TIMIDITY
Fine-tune cutting wide wood TEAK
Flier to alter direction by the sound of it TERN
Gets a clue -- it is wrong! Make a rude sign? GESTICULATE
Hole produced eagle ultimately -- and celebration JAMBOREE
Inside coat, hole may be darned, say OATH
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Key US city closed with bigwig turning up PIVOTAL
Lab gent's apparently opposed to run together CONCUR
Little matter of mark left in what's tipped? MOLECULE
Morocco -- one could get tan LEATHER
Musical group beset by a lot of horrid criticism VITRIOL
Number put away to get order NEATEN
On RUC shifts, policeman reverse of ideal? It shows plenty CORNUCOPIA
Republican stuck in a fake religious retreat ASHRAM
Stupid group ignoring sun in green spot? THICKET
The French staying in Italian city on lake in drowsy state BLEARINESS
The woman's business attire in hearing showing hairs? HIRSUTE
Trouble in borderless land in state ECUADOR
When it bursts out of a cracked shell, it's hairy SHRAPNEL