The Telegraph – Toughie – Aug 10 2018

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Clues	Answers
Abridged long story book for model	EPITOME
Advocate felt so passionate about bears	APOSTLE
Amazing wife, outstanding	WOWING
Apparently embarrassed about firm leaving hotel, result of double-booking?	REDCARD
Axe I lift up to cut timber	ABOLISH
Be deprived struggling on a shoestring, sort of insane to miss out	GOSHORT
Beginning one, fancy nice pint	INCIPIENT
Charity leaflet	HANDOUT
Coppers freed convert	LOOSECHANGE
Difficult time with deliveries going missing in oversight	TIGHT
Discontented, eat chapati served lukewarm	APATHETIC
Evidence of one using dogs	TRACKS
Excuse ready following fraud	CONDONE
Heavy steel around yard	DROWSY

Clues	Answers
Jam cake slice	WEDGE
Kick off, feeling pressure under collar	GETCRACKING
Leave behind unpopular people	OUTRACE
Perhaps, tidies secret place out	RECEPTACLES
Picked up young animal, exhausted and collapsed	FOLDED
Reportedly separated from pod, search for aquatic creature	SHELDRAKE
Rich base beneath wobbly trifle	FERTILE
Ruling from sports body leads to tournament with apps	FATWA
Set day to be in charge	CADRE
Set of teachers primarily scared ignoring head	THICKEN
Tag European boat on inlet	EARMARK
Virtuoso, smooth figure	PROFILE
With article penned, I cut and cut to edit, but not paste	AUTHENTIC
With hellish war cry, figure to be respected	CARRYWEIGHT