The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 1,039 - Aug 28 2013

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A Catholic noble, popular leader of group, a tad devious providing necessary financial information ACCOUNTINGDATA
An optimistic point? CAPEOFGOODHOPE
and 5 Down: Key characteristics of 1, 8, 10 and 28? CARDINAL
Austria, say, is in support AEGIS
Crater's edges not evenly distributed DENT
Embedded with vanguard of Indian navy, ring back INLAID
Excessively tense to play the flute TOOT
Faith perhaps showing adult restraint ADAM
Game with facetious lord over LUDO
Good-for-nothing tup, maybe? LAYABOUT
Head off bad guy -- awfully tasteless GAUDY
Hunter sold a fake -- one from California SOUTHLANDER
Lacemaker's educated but shabby TATTERED
Leaders of Coalition reject a new fisheries measure CRAN
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Liberal line adopted by pliant duenna is set aside ANNULLED
Pan's behind? SLATE
Parliament has divergent ways for landing in appalling new mire WESTMINSTER
Party's web organisation having suggestion of yuppiedom ORGY
Punishing the wrong person for computer problem? EXECUTIONERROR
Rope in lieutenant to settle song LARIAT
See 18 Down POINTS
Skull parts found unexpectedly in BP's ice location OCCIPITALBONES
Some braces no good for neck SNOG
Speaker's gallant about female WOOFER
Spot of telepathy required to contact the unknown ESPY
Street name I confused for hours in New York? EASTERNTIME
Town's MP ran, tho' unfortunately not returned NORTHAMPTON
Wine's temperature reasonable TOKAY