The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,000 - Jun 20 2013

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'Blast, mane needs grooming!' is what he often thinks STABLEMAN
'What would you like in your sandwich, son?' '--- ---, please; I'm in the bath' HAMMAM
A lot of doctors and nurses welcome constant signs of life ANKHS
Attractive lady keeping fit? On the contrary ADORABLE
Audience chamber reportedly disconcerted Heath when returned THRONEROOM
Bodyguard required particularly in hot spots abroad SUNCREAM
China has Mao's head on trophy PALM
Clutching recipe, man returned about English cheese GRUYERE
Colosseum ditches one Roman after Emperor's first high-class salute to the dead EURIPI
Doctor, merciless character, keeping numb heart beating DRUMMING
Figure on staff seeing wits fade, forgetting daughter twice MINIM
Getting together for in-service courses? MESSING
Greeting from Siam to old neighbour, perhaps, from long range HIMALAYA
I am upset -- that really hurt -- it was a spiteful thing you said! MIAOW
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Jeremy, say, confronting Portuguese gentleman's stupid officiousness? BEADLEDOM
Leader of leaders in intriguing Telegraph thousandth crossword puzzle when leaders are ignored NEHRU
Lover Romeo at Juliet's end becomes distraught AMORETTO
Mark given court order in early part of life -- lad spoilt at home? MAMASBOY
Meet tailless nag trained here? MANEGE
Misconstrued my remark about European revel MAKEMERRY
Proper rugged he-man is suppressing identity MAIDENISH
Reflection in hill farmhouse regularly reveals African SOMALI
See model's posterior in a musical that's hot AFLAME
Silent calls stopped with telemarketer's initial grumbles MUTTERINGS
Somerset address of schoolmistress that's disgusting on the interior MAUGHAM
Upset, finding one doctor's abandoned diaphragm MIFF
What's on road round the bend by a river from the East? MACADAM
When stag mates disrupted train, head of Underground intervenes INARUT