The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,798 - Apr 20 2017

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American child one leaves somewhere in Bavaria with family MUNCHKIN
Appearance of pigeons at regular intervals, miles ahead MIEN
Bilious woman needing some Kleenex I've passed over VIXEN
By place to keep animals, cross underground river STYX
Charlie's time here in ancient Rome average, on reflection THICKO
Comedian not initially fit, needing rest for a change QUIPSTER
Expect judge perhaps to hesitate THINKTWICE
Financiers are here on business, following special painting SECCO
Free gift's first choice, taken up as top bit of property RIDGETILE
Gather a flower when rambling, and preserve PICCALILLI
Gold steps outside new store for big guns? ORDNANCE
He and Nora munched, grabbing salt and pepper HABANERO
Left with hours wasted in comparatively grim place to refuel LARDER
Loves to smother trout's skin in aromatic oil OTTO
Noble, with great success, recited poetic lines HAIKU
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Old place to learn, with Australian, about an aquatic invertebrate POLYZOAN
Overthrow secular base LAYLOW
Recently, Zoe defaced nursing uniform OFLATE
Religious type, one with seat in Ireland, unified states once HOLYROMANEMPIRE
Runner's spirit rising, about to be uplifted NIGER
Scavenger, one among crew most of all JACKAL
Single's original released by Rod Stewart sadly failed to progress TRODWATER
Sordid property chap's seen around English headland MEANNESS
Standing erect, head of trawler discarded sprat BRISLING
That French pooch barking extremely noisily, makes din CACOPHONY
That man on pottery course is an author HEMINGWAY
Type of chair from Westminster area, with exotic brass turning SWIVEL
Wise person in US city beginning to talk in bygone language LOWLATIN
Work with surgeon in part of theatre GODS