The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,603 - Mar 4 2021

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Batty woman visiting Alaska in warm jacket ANORAK
Bit of rice put in to achieve texture GRAIN
Crush on street making late news STOPPRESS
Domino effect of a car on thin ice skidding CHAINREACTION
Ecstasy taken by Rod lost its effect WANED
Five-and-three, say, in old money? PIECESOFEIGHT
Force misrepresented policeman, Ian, falsely nicked COMPEL
Have no truck with junk REFUSE
Inches from hedge sparrow EDGES
Incongruous representation of other map, possibly? MIXEDMETAPHOR
Indeed, service is long! YEARN
Make short work of cream puff for a start SKIMP
Mark's mum leaving Australian possessions to the auditor TILDE
More important brother PRIOR
Mount Everest's two lowest sections require no name STEED
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No more time for public OVERT
Not requiring special training, a Parisian's got rid of UNSKILLED
Occasion enhanced at the outset with Latin dancing ENTAIL
Old historian abandoning States -- understood? TACIT
Queen's tirade rambling ERRANT
Quick shot acquiring prey -- take note NIPPY
Raw items in hors d'oeuvres I introduced CRUDITIES
Starchy type -- awkward when hot! POTATO
Stuck with former boss at the Telegraph? PASTED
Support from British stock BRACE
Tax initially taken involving typist's hopeless error TITHE
Told you so -- old Penny's in debt THERED
Welly-boot we regularly found in barge ELBOW
With husband on a boat, I roll about in this form of transport HOTAIRBALLOON
You said cut up wood -- it's prickly! PORCUPINE