The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 141 - May 6 2009

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Clues Answers
A bishop's vice, the drink ABSINTHE
Admits ciphers must involve New Church CONCEDES
Amusing poet describing English coastal worker, perhaps LIGHTHOUSEMAN
Appears with good sort of act getting prolonged applause SHOWSTOPPER
Attention given to female in pub, incessant talker EARBASHER
Bond securing a second frame CASEMENT
Brush or brushwood? SCRUB
Character of myth, one taken in by another ICARIUS
Escort taking carriage to capital, once son's dropped off GIGOLO
Failing to change sides DEFECT
Fine player's agent FACTOR
Has dispersed, essential fruit of a tree ASHKEY
Historian understood by you and me TACITUS
Hog's back, a cold place when Fahrenheit's dropped RIDGE
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I grip banknote tightly, showing such a level of stress? BREAKINGPOINT
Lives next door to woman with children ISSUE
Mournful song Rodney composed on Thursday THRENODY
Mysterious man after key to boozer ESOTERIC
Number having sly look over angler's accessory KEEPNET
Old PM's back seen first by doctor, to add strength EMBATTLE
Religious house in earlier years PRIORY
River Bude winding round one DANUBE
Star - not the morning star, and not the evening star! MATINEEIDOL
Supply loot in barrels, for example BOOTLEG
Take a letter about Latin film star NICKNOLTE
Tin medals forged for groundhog day CANDLEMAS
Weapon child found in county town MATCHLOCK
Word describing element of heat THERM