The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,163 - Jan 22 2019

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A brief concept for assistant AIDE
A certain flourish ABOUND
Association -- one of thirteen? CLUB
At sea, nautical rite hard to understand INARTICULATE
Bear observed in woods, I recalled SIRE
Bird circling rear of crater on moon TRITON
Book performers for revue, say? ACTS
Boring summer perhaps, no time for jumpers? FLATSEASON
Brats are on the slippery slope, heading for oblivion after rejection OIKS
By inference, warm out UNCOOL
Daughter reliable, yet failing on purpose DELIBERATELY
Ending on floor, leave out bags in passage EXCERPT
Flat, say, without planning ACCIDENTAL
Free turn I'd got to take at regular intervals UNDO
Friendly convict crushes it from behind INTIMATE
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Generation of integral for revising ALTERING
Given spin, fair stuff? CANDYFLOSS
Happened upon fortune in mythical place CAMELOT
Licking lemon, idiot idiotic! DEMOLITION
Look at details on envelope ADDRESS
Move is recent, sub rosa INSECRET
Muscle weak without the French backing BEEF
Penned by runner, flier for consideration DEBATE
Question sister into mock alcoholic drink CONUNDRUM
Seeing gin and tonic, excited NOTICING
Self-employed swimmer across the Channel, it's implied? FREELANCE
Shop shut up second one of eight packages FISHMONGER
Surprise visit ultimately welcomed by setter STUN
Wave -- one stopping, might you say? BREAKER
What we call ourselves entering explosive competition TOURNAMENT