The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 177 - Jul 8 2009

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Clues Answers
1760 yards occupied by public transport -- like a no. 25? AMICABLE
Appoint gent with ideas, at work DESIGNATE
Congenital convict, back in prison for months INNATE
Copper's intertwined with royal associate CHUM
Dame fills gap in market restoring rare vehicle TANDEM
Detest Hobart's traffic (Tasmania's capital to be avoided) ABHOR
Explorer retired in final leg - America MAGELLAN
Flipping bond 'experts' emptied investment fund, in my opinion ASISEEIT
Grant requires particular envelope to return prickly plant TEASEL
He wrote notes, outwardly hysterical, filling paper when uplifted MAHLER
Heard dog barking somewhere in Ireland DROGHEDA
Illumination minor after element twisted GASLIGHT
Naive group of women extremely easily bound by document WIDEEYED
Naked son exits steam bath with disastrous result (extremity of his neglected) AUNATUREL
New shop repeatedly attracts right posh element PHOSPHORUS
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Novelist spread books amongst real fans after trade declined MARGARETDRABBLE
Order chap to leave vegetable? MANGETOUT
Poles welcome the Italian and Swede perhaps NILS
Rhyming scheme created by pop group? ABBA
River bends back bush SUMAC
Slug you finally left climbing flower LUPIN
Spice girl fan previously NUTMEG
Sportsman keeps 'orse and stable, primarily for US teenager BOBBYSOXER
Sweet, alcoholic purchases keep party swinging SYLLABUB
Swelling, to face, formed eating hospital meat BOILEDHAM
Times article probes FA rejecting player from Africa? LIBYAN
Training converted border starts to eliminate rodent and insect EPHEMERA
Woman that is holding wingless little bird IRENE
Writer's agent follows positive tone PINK