The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 759 - Apr 24 2012

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Clues Answers
A sat-upon empire? OTTOMAN
Acknowledgement of a witticism that's a hit! TOUCHE
Ancient city square very English at the outskirts NINEVEH
Asian kingdom backtracking, be patient with one KUWAITI
Caveman circling rocky ridge finds amphibian TREEFROG
Confident pipe will go round dog's tail? SWAGGERING
Dilemma needs questions answered around universal lines QUANDARY
Dip one's toe into river TEST
Fine battle unravelling in a bad way FLEABITTEN
General to risk eating lean BLANKET
Head's taken over the works, an indication one's overstepped the mark? NOBALL
Huge meal -- why would you need the spare tyre? BLOWOUT
Old coin put in possession of whistler PESETA
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Painful thing to record in halving of capital BLISTER
Parliament strewn with items unintelligible WESTMINSTER
Partner of 'la bride' given personal space LEGROOM
Playwright, one fearing the panto season? NOELCOWARD
Problem getting held up by wrong answer SNAG
Refined weapon good to hide CUTGLASS
See back of Christmas present that's flaky? SNOW
Token reply COUNTER
Two individuals from Germany maintaining saint is a great thinker EINSTEIN
Unvirtuous PM written then? AMORAL
Withholding the facts, most endangered species at risk here? RAINFOREST
Yellow flower, as it happens, crimson! LILYLIVERED
Zero people, not quite twelve NOON