The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,601 - Mar 2 2021

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Clues Answers
Appear when parent has surfaced? POPUP
Attractive habit of champions WINNING
Bad back prodded by our hospital nurse NOURISH
Bat pinched all the spider's legs, reportedly NICTATE
Butterfly down stalk SWALLOWTAIL
Call on farm before group arrival MOORING
Capital: money stolen by staff CAYENNE
Crime in gang of men? MALEFACTION
Describing some stones, colour diminished ROSECUT
Fly round state in subjugation SLAVERY
Food from 'B' onward? PASTA
Fresh -- as hospital linen may be? FORWARD
Funny dog is out endlessly barking CURIOUS
Glugging last drop of amaretto, I bet a man that's sozzled can't stand ABOMINATE
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It's OK to crack brick GOODEGG
Labour lass raised snail LAGGARD
Laud radical, a politician, praising more than is deserved ADULATORY
Launch isn't off: one opening INSTIGATE
Note, one is in church free from clerical doctrines LAICISE
Piano preferably features for sound mixer? SPOONER
Red, cardinal colour's third from the right LENIN
Snake -- or rat? REPTILE
Unfamiliar, a claim on property ALIEN
Vale where heroic figure finally slaughtered CHEERIO
With garden gone to seed, he's saved pineapple HANDGRENADE
Worse bit of hardware, it's a nightmare to set up NASTIER
Young girl has been rude about boy at the back wearing hat TEENYBOPPER
Yours truly is inspired by people after a film ANIMATION