The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 478 - Dec 17 2010

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Before son starts to use polish, iron's come clean FESSUP
Birds stripping left and right, like supermodels? POUTY
Bury banks start to harass journalist having money trouble? INTHERED
Charity worker led astray into repellent gloom GELDOF
Cold shelter stifles staff gossip late PM CLEMENTATTLEE
Covers of Satchmo period, retro style -- cats find it tasteless? SOYAMILK
Draw line under 'great deal' with heartless trustee LOTTERY
Everton FC -- they're worth 5 at 26 BLUES
Feud with German trespassing European state ENMITY
God ascended, moving earth EROS
Gold Cup, peripherally, isn't familiar AUFAIT
Gold rush time AUGUST
High-flying company, one involved in 'oliday nightmare? ELAL
Joey heads for the house to broadcast plant growth ROOTHAIR
Land a blow, with Liam damaging layer of muscles ABDOMINALWALL
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Layabout in shorts perhaps given child seat on old airline BEACHBUM
Manage cold church in presence of Latin God heavenwards SUCCEED
Moody person rejected drink after three-quarters of hour in boat SOURPUSS
Old pair retained to score goal -- with this move? ONETWO
Palace international vanished from capital once ALEXANDRA
Potter comes here -- wizard club -- with Eric CRUCIBLE
Pub in EastEnders perhaps reflected somewhere in Cyprus PAPHOS
Regulars of granted league, boarding, pass here? CORNELL
Schoolteacher acquires bucket -- for what errant pupil did? MISSPELT
Selected best fur coats shown up here? CRUFTS
Selfishness, at work, got me accepting income support EGOTISM
Stoop beneath fireplace, picking up dog GREATDANE
Terribly sick carrying large-scale mountaineering gear ICEPICKS
Times article in footnote readers ultimately ignore BYPASS
Unoccupied Caledonian with energy and time to shift artwork FRESCO