The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,968 - Feb 13 2018

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'Not a pretty girl,' you say, 'a chemist' NOBEL
A meat ball served up somewhere in the US OMAHA
Aftermath of summer outing with fancy buns and plenty of tea? SUNBURN
Animal tales requiring a deletion: they're intended for infants RATTLES
As announced, eliminates winter transport SLEIGHS
Becomes rather fat for skirts GETSROUND
Brush with police reported COPSE
Bungle service perhaps for game NETBALL
Chaps overwhelmed by a tender, moving loving word ENDEARMENT
Converse of southern warmth for which it�s known NICE
Does make a home in it DEERFOREST
Don�t get out the big stick BATON
Fruit seen in description of fruitcake BANANAS
Game played by stingy cab fare fearing vituperation? TIPANDRUN
How do I feel? It's fate to get rejection MOOD
In earlier page, he made initial errors SPOONER
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In kennels, had it been drinking the St Bernard�s brandy? LURCHER
In Wales, playing, dad's lost a bundle SWADDLE
Inoperable, treating all but last three outside OPENAIR
It's working, I think! BRAIN
Minute is semi-eternity when tortured TINY
Never mind what stress counsellor might advise NOTTOWORRY
On time, in public OVERT
One who�d slain in thriller UNIT
Open, is not stuffy UNCLOSE
Our agent out East's retinue ENTOURAGE
Person in club taking top off -- it�s still warm EMBER
Raymond caught absconding seeing policeman with dog HANDLER
Small child. A very noisy kid CHAFF
Travel on the red-eye that's here today, gone tomorrow FLYBYNIGHT
What '17' might ne�er have mentioned to psychiatrist? NIGHTMARE
Within confines of home, are most intimate NEAREST