The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,729 - Dec 21 2016

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A radiance without repeated element, pale in colour ASHEN
About to replace core part of track (a long path) TREK
Asp certain to be peculiar pet PERSIANCAT
Beautiful women, foremost of them amongst beach worshippers? STUNNERS
Celebrity opening cut short STAR
Clangorous factory used to hide dope PLANGENT
Coming period of history has Nationalist kept in check ADVENT
Company actor accepting line, dismissing a fixation on line? CLOTHESPIN
Completely wrong about North America INALL
Examine small jug SCAN
Hard to leave location of show by energy drink supplier TEATREE
High-quality end to game -- it's the fellow in form CLASSMATE
Knight in brown work garment TANKTOP
Military order, one following special degree of concentration ATTENTIONSPAN
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Money lost in the crash? NOCLAIMSBONUS
Museum exhibit -- going again, missing time at college RELIC
Musical work (with change of vocal lead) about limit in short-term stuff EPHEMERA
Nemesis of warrior called up to secure line DELILAH
One note over crime involving a particular South-East Asian INDONESIAN
Part 1's about following circular form of the eye OPTIC
Part of ship's deck not backing marine life PLANKTON
Regarding restraint in getting promoted INRE
Restless pair connected, likely to fall head over heels? ACCIDENTPRONE
Revolutionary has value seizing power in times of change UPHEAVALS
Stone garment is light (unsettling, perhaps) STROBE
Thinking a lot of relaxation, conserving muscle RESPECTING
Vehicle rising in speed for competition RATRACE
What makes geometry difficult to get into? LEARNINGCURVE