The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 780 - May 30 2012

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...so the official centre's left bare THEREFORE
...surges forward leaderless and joins forces ALLIES
Bond's people caught in midst of police traps CEMENT
Cloud over vessel in retreat DARKEN
Councillor's private secretary offers toasts CRISPS
Daydream on the red carpet? STARGAZE
Estella's son perhaps spotted in Tube? PIPETTE
Festival raises aspect of Hindi law: idolatry DIWALI
Glean odd points from dormouse's remains DROSS
He pontificates in proclamation following summit BENEDICT
Hunk of limestone roustabout finds back-breaking ONEROUS
I dabbled, fiddled, and winged it ADLIBBED
Lag behind at first in cart climbing Independence Road YARDBIRD
Last to come forward for award, being in the rear ABAFT
Looks to the French occupying outskirts of Beaune and Taverny... BEAUTY
Ornamented reverse face with nickel INLAID
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Peer mentioned in Twitter? PEEP
Plant produces eye-opening tapes implicating bridge partners SWEETPEA
Pooh starts to pig honey -- Eeyore's wide-eyed PHEW
Rambler rose ('Stellar') marine's going to train STROLLER
Red acer is extensively cropped... CERISE
Rod to get the message? TWIG
She's jolly clever, having underwear packed! BRAINBOX
Singer in straitened circumstances? BASS
Spike's clerkship quietly removed and reassigned PRICKLE
Stately barge going north (north, not west) NOBLE
Stuff for sweep, say? SERGE
Think twice about eerie Manx accident REEXAMINE
Try from Bath centre (substitute) close to time ATTEMPT
Unfazed by pits of olives found in jam IMPASSIVE
Voices raised about lifeless state SRILANKA
When warring armies may embrace cessation of conflict and beginnings of international co-operation? ARMISTICE