The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,995 - Jan 19 2023

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Become inflexible whenever shaven-headed authoritarian is around OSSIFY
Bishop, perhaps he's succeeded replacing forward section of crook CHESSMAN
Block playwright meeting queen BARRIER
Comic mostly promoting European's first appearance as Shakespearean prince PERICLES
Detailed what speed Dennis regularly goes over INDEPTH
Disease maybe soldier will catch? Not here ABSENT
Embellishes Cockney's basic description of former nanny? ADORNS
EU citizen from Vienna somehow supporting Labour briefly SLOVENIAN
Explain the meaning of painter prettifying houses INTERPRET
Given present, diamonds, by bank not wholly for retirement DISPOSED
Gordon Ramsay types cooking are true stars across university RESTAURATEURS
Heard unfamiliar song, it featured in Hair NUDITY
Heave case of claret that woman admits lifting RETCH
How crabs will move rocks concealing fish? SIDEWAYS
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Ignoring the odds, Jean is sure to get result ENSUE
Kid, student with a fine skill turns up for battle TRAFALGAR
Making individual girl's pension complex area to access PERSONALISING
Old-fashioned Conservative in a chair, relaxing ARCHAIC
Outsource supply to be obliging COURTEOUS
Polish search SCOUR
Pomposity from Republican in charge, introducing flipping corrupt pardon RHETORIC
Read country's top journalist PERUSED
Sort of bathroom needing 3 to maintain it? ENSUITE
Tension-filled fear outwardly over anything FRAUGHT
Waffle baking attracts publicity HOTAIR
Waiter is devastated, making big bloomer WISTERIA
Washington writer once Berlin barman IRVING
Worked for MI5 close to colleagues, black and white? SPIED