The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,854 - Jul 27 2017

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... talk about rise for Bob SHILLING
After school dance, PTA detailed head's punctuality PROMPTNESS
Agitatedly recount passing over mature people for promotion ... ENCOURAGEMENT
Air letter? So? MUSIC
Article by appropriate medic about wings of oceanic bird AVOCET
Assess valley containing one gold, not another? GAUGE
Bad temper can lead to slippery slope ESCARPMENT
Bears marks following American in revolution SUSTAINS
Being sixteen, getting upset by church EXISTENCE
Bite, beat, then finally hug TANG
Clear clue uncovered by detectives LUCID
Deceitful way to ensure short game of snap? DOUBLEDEALING
Heartlessly disconnected -- that's a blow CUFF
Instruction resulting in hatred got set out to allure? PLAYHARDTOGET
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Interminable newspaper piece about one Home Counties stadium COLISEUM
Italian resident of Lake District maybe ignoring cold UMBRIAN
Lives regarding both left and right? RESIDES
Middle children nicked clothes from the base INNER
Missing ace, player with serve moves awkwardly PERVERSELY
Novice was first, say, to get promoted during affair FLEDGELING
Number following 20? That's in the wrong order FOURTEEN
Old South American allegory -- rejecting god is useless INCAPABLE
Place to eat dog's dinner MESS
Place to see show without one new fashion designer CHANEL
Prepare care for leader PRIMEMINISTER
Show the old turning up to leave Portsmouth POMP
Traveller is thus seen limitlessly in northern retreat? Quite the opposite ENROUTE
View Opus 2 that number's put up with, unknown number splitting halfway through OPINION