The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,541 - Jan 27 2016

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Articles stolen from gala leading to long hiatus GLITCH
Biographer's topic, sentence after sentence? LIFETIME
Cathedral cities half-heartedly welcoming Low Church's embraces SMOOCHES
Copper infiltrating network, getting a break LACUNA
Criticise the consequences of decay? BADMOUTH
Easy work to go wrong over energy treatment? SINECURE
First-rate way to reach the attic? TOPFLIGHT
Follow aim to exclude finale -- it's omitted from set of pieces ENSUE
Fool that is not heartless or wise SAPIENT
Fruit item, perhaps bit of orange, eaten by the German folk hero PIEDPIPER
Harbours attracting sailor in standard bit of garb SPORTSJACKET
Hard to get out of completed channel TROUGH
I will also cut round pieces to get souvenir MEMENTO
Judge copy to be some sort of prank JAPE
Loss of oil perhaps from lighter SPILL
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Lots of plans out of time, sadly ALAS
Pen capturing revolutionary operation of the body CORPORAL
Permit sound after initial curtailment ENABLE
Ready description of total mechanical failure? ALLSYSTEMSGO
Reporters continue to ask questions? PRESS
Rook I let in to visit occupant of bell tower CARILLON
Second group securing right to deliver web content STREAM
Second male abandoning fervent campaign MOVEMENT
Shot over very loud broadcast of Verdi OFFDRIVE
Some coloratura reportedly uplifting in this OPERA
Time for children to tour neighbourhood -- mostly permitted when woman's about HALLOWEEN
True line of kings dismissing pretender finally LOYAL
Underground sign with misplaced name and indicator of time METRONOME
Very British form of decoration? POMPOM
Workman's force in the main requiring some duplication NAVVY