The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,397 - Mar 6 2020

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Clues Answers
Avoid holding hostage, regularly involving duress SHOTGUN
Boarding national airline, bully missing first of ballots ELECTORAL
Caprice hasn't the heart for change VARY
Coupled prisoner and prison were worrying CONJUGATE
Cover head, somewhat ostrich-like American cousin RHEA
European combined with Northern Ireland in backing thread promoting unity ECUMENICAL
Given guidance, that is way to spin top DREIDEL
Having left for a run, run smoothly, getting a stitch PURL
Head teachers' brotherhood NUT
Humming part of hornpipe pirates recalled RIPE
Inventor of global disc part housing wheel-locking mechanism PRATCHETT
Investigator's regret about supporting special relationship RAPPORTEUR
Live in impressive tower MINARET
Man behind losing jacket OTTO
Mostly light brown dust in the air? HAZE
Move over, easily demolishing lead of marathon runner SKI
Clues Answers
Nod and wait in order to be heard CUE
Perhaps overstuff overcoat, having eaten noodle soup UPHOLSTER
Possible confirmation of leader for Camelot, not united in joint complaint ARTHRITIS
Put new mortar in after salvo evacuated offensive detail? SOREPOINT
Sarcastic dig? CUTTING
See Yorkshireman's rug? TWIG
Sensible Victorian remained upright, repressing temptation's commonest aspect PRUDENTIAL
Sickly, uneasy state, getting off ship with bag in front SACCHARINE
Small bricks drop, dumping tons LEGO
Superb exterior to masculine perfection ACME
Turn out flat, stretched over back of frame EVENTUATE
Waterfowl heading away from dam site SWAN
Whatever involves verse's still put in book like this? ANTHOLOGY
Whisky misuse is reduced by half MALT
With energy fully extracted, piped waste spoils SWAG
Wrap up one of many sentences? LAG