The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,585 - Feb 2 2021

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An arm and a leg work on puppet covered in sticky substance TOPDOLLAR
Article and edict from Greek city THEBAN
Associate dropping head, glower? EMBER
Award garlands in a witty conversation BADINAGE
Bird sending others skyward? SKUA
Boat less likely to sink? LIGHTER
Cold, as night unfortunately closes in -- bitter SCATHING
Country road almost accessing school POLAND
Criticise bill SLATE
Cuttings from this item witnessed by journalist? HACKSAW
Dog: one in kennel briefly? SHELTIE
Emotional brute cut defending punch TOUCHING
Fairy story with frog, perhaps? WHOPPER
Flash Scottish author SPARK
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General system for play LEEWAY
Good filling a hole up in puzzle ENIGMA
Higgledy-piggledy location of aisles? ALLOVERTHESHOP
Hot teas brewed well STEAMY
Meticulous, but imprecise THOROUGH
Piece of eight in your pocket TINY
Princesses welcoming me being upset in class SEMINAR
Rubbery chop fed through lips of cabby CHEWY
Something flat in the sky, pie thrown about in Texas, say? STRATUS
Star name prodding female and male animals PENTAGRAM
Untidy drawer with big tool on top of enormous spanner WATERLOOBRIDGE
Veteran in shock losing heart STAGER
Warm salt HEARTY
Wrong, like server ASTRAY