The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,554 - Feb 18 2016

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An undertaking to clad home in glass AVENTURINE
Animal wanting ground to keep soft TERRAPIN
Artist needing help, a troubled painter RAPHAEL
Badger meeting a snake NAGA
Bird in number crossing river TERN
Bird that's poorly hiding head RAIL
Character among thieves finds devices for entering rooms maybe SWIPECARDS
Delightful leader emerging outside Eastern place providing base DEPLORABLE
Girl knocked over, having been hemmed in by close cow INTIMIDATE
Good essayist enthralled by female follower of philosopher HEGELIAN
Group of soldiers willingly supplying help to the poor RELIEF
Hebrew character unhappy over Exile primarily SADE
It's mean putting chum to test PALTRY
Keen wind almost getting to sing TRENCHANT
Man in garden, worker for firm ADAMANT
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Man soon set out to be skilled worker STONEMASON
Market price being announced FAIR
Mechanical device turns around, expending energy STATOR
More enthusiastic Italian standing up is grabbed by one in the audience HEARTIER
Owner given support tries altering outside of residence, somewhat cut off PROPRIETRESS
Permit gets vehicle free from all charges CARNET
Prohibition-buster has drinks provided outside gates PORTALS
Rioters come on the rampage, blocking entrance to reactor -- such violence? ECOTERRORISM
Roman god looks down on monarch having fun LARKING
Soup component cook rarely uses OKRA
Sparkle as American chap in central part CORUSCATE
Trading establishments with wages about right in one part of England SHROPSHIRE
We had to go round passageway squinting WALLEYED
With time passing, great number sound regretful SIGH
Youngster makes confused sound endlessly BABE