The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,654 - Jun 2 2021

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About to imbibe first of gins on the rocks AGROUND
Bishops extremely ingratiating in retrospect regarding primate GIBBON
Cheese often that is oddly overlooked FETA
Christmas with Dad working outside upset card game NAPOLEON
Coastal county's getting cold for daughter, requiring second undergarments CORSETS
Creep alongside rat? It's actually quite harmless GRASSSNAKE
Debts, the basis for strikebreaker in plant SCABIOUS
Denounce loudly male unit being disbanded FULMINATE
Eats vegetables we hear, ones that used to be popular HASBEENS
Engine Alec designed shows lack of refinement INELEGANCE
Entertaining second encore performed thus? ONCEMORE
Exceeds reckless sum Ron bet involving United OUTNUMBERS
Great admirer of speech at wedding introducing former Republican IDOLATER
Humour heartless obnoxious types VEIN
Material crew discovered heading towards eastern Mediterranean shores RELEVANT
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Meal consumed by Asterix, say, failing to finish cake GATEAU
Mineral diabetic lacks -- a little to be sent over CALCITE
Moderate, not entirely correct to break silence MEDIUM
One from a colony where pickpocketing is unknown? NATURIST
Raw material for a great boxer? CLAY
Recalled mushrooms being presented to soldiers on island, small samples SPECIMENS
Reportedly scullers' sessions on the river increased ROSE
Serious wound is plugged by doctor SOMBRE
Short distance from large tree trim untidy surrounding weeds essentially MILLIMETRE
Stoke's wingers right to defend corner in game SNOOKER
Supported by board ultimately, boss that is well-read STUDIED
Talent saw couple occasionally featuring in newspaper story at last FACULTY
Trendy seaside resort has vacancy on the front RIGHTON
Weary shifting fudge boxes at sixty minutes after midnight? FATIGUED
Wine, some brought back from Azerbaijan, is terrible RETSINA