The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,904 - Aug 12 2022

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& 18 Across Grounds for drilling sandbank shelf -- 9 & 25? BARRACK
& 20 Down Volatile sort, as lady keenly joining hadj? AJEKYLL
'I' put in CATHOLIC with 'I' put in IN ELECTRICCURRENT
'With this ring ... as long as we both ...'? THECIRCLEOFLIFE
Animals replaced in launcher by ex-POTUS's granny BABUSHKA
Barrier protecting my city FLORENCE
Climbing large tree? Pack good old anorak KAGOOL
Fat chap's clutched back part BEHALF
Favourite in nursery has nobbled Ebor ringer DOORBELL
Gentleman of the road reported bitter whisky RYE
Her mirror image cherished by Henry VIII IVY
I run through Devon base by base EXE
I, the Reaper, caught one frozen in suspense ICICLE
Italian passing over 0-0 is 1-0 up -- ace! PIZZERIA
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Literary outsiders thwart cruel trap HAZARD
Muscles are adversely affected, it's said, after one? ABSEIL
On wheels, lout taking a spin BOYRACER
Receive a thousand extra thanks for turning up at waterway KATTEGAT
Regularly curse folly with a touch of explicit language CREOLE
Rust on surface -- will nothing stop it? ROT
Sadly what monarch losing crown got in HOTWATER
See 15 Across ANDHYDE
See 4 Down SQUARES
Singer of folk jazz organised a beano for Azed in the auditorium? JOANBAEZ
Traditionally plated karahi gosht, perhaps, served fiery hot? FLAMBE
Trustworthy sort not entirely following rugby's code of conduct? RUBRIC
Under review then, for a few, the onset of change? HAWTHORNEEFFECT
Undoubtedly this examinee's at a loss! WITHOUTQUESTION