The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 658 - Oct 28 2011

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Almost comfortable in hold in wrestling, it helps not to lose points PINCUSHION
Back trouble linked to part of brain that grows on stem? LOBELIA
Chemist shortened way to get straight to website? PASTEUR
Come down heavily to oppose vacuous entertainment BUCKET
Complaint of former Opposition leader abandoning initial aspiration AGUE
Decline involving heroin and tobacco SHAG
Defensive position with backer leaving couple of scores FORT
Destructive path by which stunt drivers are trained? COLLISIONCOURSE
Devious cat marks a hole MACAVITY
Directors maybe engaging good English actor BOGARDE
Excerpt understood to include Elizabeth Barrett Browning's first pieces turned up GOBBET
Forbade sprouting? Either could come from this lunatic WRONGINTHEHEAD
Fourth Labour mayor in Barnet? Ah, nuts! ERYMANTHIANBOAR
German engineer stops working on American train DIESEL
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Get shot of balletomane's foot in first position? EATLEAD
Go off course with map reference contrarily put aside SALTAWAY
Group embracing shifting apart is ... SEPARATIST
Group of stars contributing to Republicanism in Oregon CANISMINOR
Inspection taken to the limit, halfway over? EXAM
Kite flying with airy speciality from Japan? TERIYAKI
Lip having large teeth almost covering length FLANGE
Offbeat performances reject a quote containing bull EXOTICA
Perhaps American longs to have form of doughnut instead of first of the French rolls BRIOCHES
Selling without middlemen, subsequently keeping current returns RETAIL
Smartphone possibly taking rental contract turned companion rapturous PLEASEDASPUNCH
Support of intrepid behaviour when all is lost GANTRY
United carefully note each mob without repeating too much UNBEARABLE
Wyoming withdrawing breaks over tools for data collection SPYWARE