The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 552 - Apr 27 2011

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Clues Answers
'Little Britain' vicar, struggling with clues, aspires to be one? CRUCIVERBALIST
... refusing to kill in half-hearted combat SPARING
Acted like a chicken, going like this with arms -- surrendered LAIDDOWN
Brown, at heart, perpetually perplexed TAUPE
E.g. I dabbled with sadism -- no? ADMISSION
Failing to focus on target, world body expressed regret -- about time! UNSIGHTED
Fish caught by Muscovite trawler TETRA
Formal start to overture -- first part in piece PRIMO
Former PM, getting a tip-off after bug planted by journalist, bristled greatly over watchers BEETLEBROWED
Fruit being ripe, should it be plucked before eating? PLUMAGE
He'll make the drink go round EDDY
I bend codes dreadfully -- that is, essentially, ____ DISOBEDIENCE
In a hole, SA President's not one to break promise on housing GAZUMP
Ingredient for making rock -- mix it with treacle and put in three parts of rice and two of gum ELECTRICGUITAR
Clues Answers
It's good to see Radio One's able to cover outskirts of Derby EYECANDY
It's manufactured with poor cuts? On the contrary PROSCIUTTO
Lawyer picking up chap pointlessly during a night out ADVOCATE
Like a gag, perhaps, but covering top of eyes OCULAR
Like a gag, perhaps, to chastise PUNISH
More than one star born in just over half of the sky CELEBS
Rejecting the unattainable, hence encourages accepting average return SOURGRAPES
Respected editor held up ending of 'Close Encounters' ESTEEMED
Romantic monologue beginning more than halfway through, one part covering another OVERLAP
Shock of Frenchman turning up with sailor after spending a penny EYEOPENER
Song with villain invading idyllic land ARCADIA
Special reservists in retreat loudly fired revolver ... SATELLITE
State between Argentina and Uruguay NAURU
This is oddly coloured CLUE