The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 72 - Jan 6 2009

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A perfect example given in eastern religious book EPITOME
A ring? One's in that form, naturally ATOLL
A tonic provided by wise man before meal SAGETEA
Boy catching breath in Wiltshire town SWINDON
Draw chap in sleeping car PULLMAN
Evergreen delivered by singer, half cut, during a party AVOCADO
Fancy drink to raise SUPPOSE
Fish with English playwright WHITING
Follow part of castle pathway KEEPTRACK
Food from Thailand, ready to eat TRIPE
Fur on one raccoon-like creature COATI
Golfing term for a handicap ALBATROSS
Headless ghosts in the underworld HADES
Height of Poole velodrome LEVEL
Incompetent person causes tragic fire SADSACK
Last drink cheers BOTTOMSUP
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Left Isles again for a town in Waterford LISMORE
Love huge Greek character OMEGA
Modern shopping centre in horseracing town NEWMARKET
Peculiar code, peculiar etiquette DECORUM
Really showing skill penning two articles ATHEART
Retired, finally, after serious cut SEVERED
Set wide apart, and high SPACEDOUT
She's kit off in a marble sculpture THEKISS
Some Bacup dancers, say, going in opposite directions NUTTERS
Stand-in spinner, 40 DOUBLETOP
Star coming back round is making an effort NISUS
Storyteller to make adult sit up AESOP
Sultan unfortunately capsized on row SALADIN
Talk about throwing event, last in Olympics DISCUSS
The delights of making money from mostly crude oil, processed round Oregon ODORLUCRI
What's bound to put an end to children's game? HOPSCOTCH