The Telegraph - Toughie Aug 17 2012

ClueAnswer
At first, the crew mistake employer's backing for raise RESURRECT
Chump steak initially is bound by twine TWIST
Discharge law primarily displacing number of judges BELCH
Disconnect new home of renowned bore SEVERN
Done in, is Dad looking down and feeling better? DISDAIN
Eccentric selection of accoutrements OUTRE
French jeweller almost overcomes delay to make stuff found in ears CARTILAGE
Groan, perhaps, as persistent ringing's not got hold of pub TITUS
Head off bombardment, smothering one's aggression in high places AIRRAGE
Hold narrow edge of knife THINK
Hollows in volcanic height become thicker CONDENSE
Important area including northern equatorial region KENYA
Island with special quality requisitioned by Crown BRITAIN
Knock off sides of discharge tube DEDUCT
Man in the news a lot, implicating third of Tory party? MURDOCH
One runs odd parts of Tube through Embankment, which takes one off roads? DIRTBIKE
Profligate Wooster, possibly deficient in occupation LIBERTINE
Quote the writer's brought up, leading to upbringing? EMETIC
Rashly say 'Macbeth' with ease according to circumstances (2,3,4,3,2) ASTHECASEMAYBE
Representative in Strasbourg, the man's best man, mostly minor person with soul-destroying job? MEPHISTOPHELES
Rocky performances made him put a person off STALLONE
Scottish island accepts raised American regular charge ARRAIGN
Sensitive spot, roughly abused, time and time again TASTEBUD
Some retrospective retrieval's needing force to work ENSLAVE
Splitting stage, also known as energy containment failure LEAKAGE
Suffer current silence with a gruff attitude? BEARISH
Trap a king: what stops merry old one? CAKEHOLE
Type of game involving king, king who had success with Israelites DEKKER
Vigorously rub in talc, overcoming friction LUBRICANT
Yarn's cut on something below jack in loom THREATEN
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