The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,717 - Nov 30 2016

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Clues Answers
American's last in ramble for military governors JUNTA
and 26 Actress wanting issue penned by first-rate English publicist ALISON
and 6 Across: Rotten tree dug around river by literary doctor's gardener GERTRUDE
Asian food -- it repeats, when eating bones SAMOSA
Chester neighbourhood contains authoritarian STERN
Corporation open to all mostly longing to see burial-place TUMULUS
Delay expression of triumph with new-style fringe HANGFIRE
Did lounge at the front illuminate date / clock display? IDLED
Diplomat's retired relative providing approval KOFIANNAN
Great books featuring constant intensity ACCENT
Learner on bend, with little space and time, clipping a fence support? LARCENER
Manually deleted pages showing former partner in married situation TIPPEXED
Maritime chief that's seen in hold NELSON
Mum managed to save fly -- that's sweet MARZIPAN
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Novelist's brave, battling with showers to keep number one dry VERABRITTAIN
Official keeps bottom statement delivered to counter REBUTTAL
Perhaps Cologne newspaper's available in neighbouring country FRAGRANCE
Plant beer in hands of jazzman at intervals AZALEA
Prepare letter at college TEEUP
Rising, tip hat as old mathematician appears EUCLID
See 1 Across JEKYLL
See 25 STEADMAN
Singer playing rag later embraces another musical genre ARTGARFUNKEL
Spiny creature's concealed amongst cane, camouflaged ECHIDNA
Spirit-like drink chokes that lady in middle of paella ETHEREAL
Sporting racetrack Button unconfined by time occupies endlessly UTTOXETER
Tennis club's powerful men on board QUEENS
Wonder about revolutionary artist having head for knowledge AWARENESS