The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,459 - Sep 3 2015

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Clues Answers
Almost alone, actor struggles to get canine part? ROOTCANAL
Arabian goes after sailor trapped by mostly spotted animal SEABEAR
Climb north face of escarpment with uneven sides SCALENE
Composer adopts a respectful position, it's said, with nurse NIELSEN
Compound original bit of trouble between two singles ACETONE
Cooked carp blended with this ingredient could be replacement ELEMENT
Daring force to leave could be lacking in sense? EARLESS
Did Live Dead with band DWELT
Dirk, perhaps, turned ready to cut straggly beard BOGARDE
Dry? Yes! NOSWEAT
Favour harbours in remote place BOONDOCKS
Fisherman's return? NETPROFIT
Go on aircraft DRONE
Groups of English bless men at war ENSEMBLES
Heartless girl having love affair -- it's attractive GLAMOUR
It's forbidding, top to bottom, on Tibet's southern border EVEREST
Clues Answers
Nobody comes back after 10:25? XENON
Nothing, absolutely nothing, is like an egg OVOID
Quivering, let room in error TREMOLO
Relative died getting pictures incorporating river race GRANDPRIX
Retire, having received medal with daughter GOTOBED
Say that man's boring Georgia on date -- he's a boffin EGGHEAD
See how far one can get from moon with unknown on board TRYITON
Seize Government file GRASP
Settle over Bishop's defence PARRY
Socialist returned and travelled river DERWENT
Speak fluently of problem for machinist? REELOFF
Spot tense composition MOTET
Spread team out beyond base MEATPASTE
Supports singer taking in start of Eurovision BASES
Trial meant unravelling will TESTAMENT
Watch, perhaps, to establish length of aria? TIMEPIECE