The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,540 - Nov 12 2020

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After demolition, one's left with broken house KNEBWORTH
Bob perhaps missing launch with part in theatre work OPERATION
Cruise company with this would be a joke ONELINER
Curse, standing under wide sign in part of department store WOMENSWEAR
Drink and chat with son about origin of life GLASS
Equipment from the past brought in to crush endless flowers MARIGOLDS
Evil male supported by literary heroine MALICE
Fool brought in for one reason SANITY
Having nowhere else to turn before we arrived here on tour? INTHELASTRESORT
Hispanic US city? Power in US city very much linked to Spain ELPASO
Kept excavating capital of Greece for sea creature DUGONG
Kind of friend to include love in the mix ALLOY
King avoiding observances for deity MARS
Member of political party is upset over soldier hissing SIBILANT
Peak volume in middle of week then quiet EVEREST
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Present judge is outspoken HERE
Privy to sealing off main areas when appropriate? INSEASON
Region is deficient in pragmatic behaviour REALM
Resident of Middle-earth not yielding collection of trees ORCHARD
Ship's unwelcoming response meeting wave ICEBREAKER
Short story and French article trailing volume set during holiday period NOVELLA
Sinister: oxygen getting less, after suppression of oxygen OMINOUS
Some woodwind identified in studies in sound REEDS
Something to follow tango, even UNIFORM
Spoke without end about a strange retreating warrior SAMURAI
US military gear? Nothing was run by sailor OLIVEDRAB
Vote for right in 2020? YEAR
Way of working with group after blight does for monkey MARMOSET
Write articles about dismissing leader when finished OVER