The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,954 - Jan 18 2018

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American rebel capturing transport in sudden attack AMBUSCADE
Assume nothing in such a colony NUDIST
Backlash from soldiers fighting REACTION
Barker's manner altered swimming in lake and river AIREDALETERRIER
Brilliant point in tirade about charity sent up RADIANT
Confess losing tail and heart of rare beast COUGAR
Educated to use repetition following lecturer's lead LITERATE
Empty power addiction and crude swagger PRANCE
Eurocrat out around noon, one entertaining relations RACONTEUR
Flag vehicle down at last with gesture ENSIGN
Former police officer pressman proved wrong EXPLODED
Fund-raiser managed to keep one on register ROTARIAN
Ideas revised about animal in Christian emblem AGNUSDEI
Ink and water thrown that sometimes covers blouse KNITWEAR
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It's divine being in form -- demand regularly to be recalled DAEMON
Karate moves involving pressure -- time to join in TAKEPART
Old station broadcast musical phrase OSTINATO
One stops damage, mounting candelabrum MENORAH
One to put squeeze on soon, lawyer having received account ANACONDA
Opposing knowledge that could help fight infection ANTIGEN
Page taken from novelist to stir things up ROUST
Passage from North and South expanding character TRANSIT
Preacher worried for the French renegade APOSTATE
Ready to drop on coming in half-drunk TIRED
Soldier going round ancient city breaks elegant statuette FIGURINE
Sound heard to left and right before entering stone circle STEREO
Spoon about to be used with pasta CANOODLE