The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,818 - May 25 2017

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Clues Answers
and 24 Across, 16 Down, 18 Down: Jack Point? ONE
Bare necessity? FIGLEAF
Bent material has press chasing old settler ANGLEIRON
Carpet the setter after a fiddle AMATI
Choose a bass-sounding instrument PICCOLO
Clove her patella like this when disorientated? ALLOVERTHEPLACE
Cognisant (loosely cognisant!) with missing article GNOSTIC
Creative Tracey, entering limited auction, is influential SEMINAL
Cry up story about lovely youth declining a date LIONISE
Depressions turbulent in west and east of Thames TROUGHS
Earl's overturned coffee and got rid of mark EFFACED
Glass houses mean having no lead in frames of timber TUMBLER
Holds fast surrounding personal stupidities CLOWNINGS
I may cut into fruit Penny laid on APPLIED
Island limit runs alongside front in Ischia CAPRI
Like half of non-professionals, classy chap's to perform without hesitation. Truly! (2,1,6,2,4) ASAMATTEROFFACT
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Official answer -- pages of intricate nonsense initially gaining little support APPOINTEE
On high point, gets promotion LEGUP
Pere Joseph and others incense me dreadfully, acquiring grand advancements EMINENCESGRISES
Possibly prim, this language could be imploring LINGO
Record spinning during dances, I met Irene ITEMISE
Rehearse in theatre? Swell REPRISE
Renovated old master in Tate -- 'Urchins' TATTERDEMALIONS
Screen showing fresh e-orders REREDOS
Seamen alongside ship -- faithful folk on board for gathering ABSCESS
See 13 Across HIS
See 13 Across NOB
See 13 Across FOR
Shifting greens around the Emerald Isle VEERING
Top set bridges canine, Granny, on the other side OPPUGNANT
Use tar as a medium? ARTFORM
What ass lost through garrulousness? HINDLEG