The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,636 - Jul 12 2016

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A servant collects an allowance for looking after children? APANAGE
Any number taken in by wicked gang BAND
Awkward drives around country -- one moves through water SCUBADIVER
Bad, being stranded? ROPY
Change takes bit of time in tricky atmosphere METAMORPHOSE
Conspicuous church plate on middle of altar PATENT
Contest that has millions excited WARM
Doctor keeps strange times, creating row at home DOMESTIC
Ex-President right and judicious or diverging from normality? ABERRATIONAL
For new set-up, it's a dream colour DRAMATISE
Get angry when you see that is being such an animal exterminator RATCATCHER
Good manners in group game suffering setback -- get reticent about that COURTESY
Great shot has you almost mute at first DEADEYE
Jelly set about establishing one form of music RAGA
Meticulousness of person working on ship being reported RIGOUR
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Most important shift, EEC becoming something else CHIEFEST
No amateur toff leading soldiers, one held to be a forefather PROGENITOR
One helping animal needing to get round by foreign river DOGOODER
Painting displayed in the Louvre's season shows Parisian star ETOILE
Rulers cheat, endlessly threatening society DOMINATORS
See leader dance, having drunk his rum BISHOP
Soldier upset by gory moment MONTGOMERY
Some tacky attempt to make money abroad KYAT
Sport a flower in the north WEAR
Sport to make a profit -- pounds coming in PLAY
Thus a man on board may get very wet SOAKING
To get race trophy involves torture still TRACKEVENT
Versed in books no end? You must get hold of that American author THOREAU
Very short story brought back for screen VEIL
Wand perhaps giving deceptive appearance FALSEDAWN