The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,419 - Apr 15 2020

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& 12 Across Work could produce gloominess in monks KING
54 year old historian LIVY
Birds pecking one with tip of their sharp beaks MAGISTRACY
Cans with rings on top HEADPHONES
Check mate for Eeyore? ASSESS
Crazy Magpies choir's making earth-shaking records SEISMOGRAPHIC
Early KP's to burst into this? STROKEPLAY
I'd return rolls to get butter in INTRUDER
In tennis, unsuccessfully hit Henman's returns, losing to love! SMITTEN
Island venue for Bill 'Aley fans? ROCKALL
Maker of razor with unknown alloy OCCAMY
Massive build-up of earthy peat HYPE
Old record store certain others dubiously exploit SOMERSETHOUSE
Overwhelming force gripping North America, I have to retreat TSUNAMI
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Players run out in famous red CASTRO
Predecessor of SI encapsulated by metres and things like that METRIC
Provides backing musicians but no leader ASSISTS
Recording established in Slough base CASSETTE
Researcher has job over in Washington POSTDOC
Scenery that should not change over centuries STAGESET
See 26 Across SOLOMONSMINES
Staunch scientific subjects STEM
Temporary feature of football PASSING
The power of mathematics EXPONENT
They may learn to operate as groups of three INTERNS
Very slender support for striker MATCHSTICK
Watered-down like some cheap beer served round hotel THINNED
What could transport adept dealers round Mississippi primarily? PADDLESTEAMER