The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,505 - Jun 2 2014

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Ancient city, favourite with artist PETRA
Cigars, ale possibly and port ALGECIRAS
Duck needs to retain its feathers KEEPDOWN
Earliest engineering workshops ATELIERS
Failure to accept FA rules being broken REFUSAL
Girl gets married with a song MARIA
He demands payment absolutely right with gold EXACTOR
He enters races with a foreign character THETA
He has to arrange terms ahead HEADMASTER
Homes were rebuilt but the location's vague SOMEWHERE
How a bishop should be, in control OVERSEE
How fat it might be -- but does it matter? WHATOFIT
Its music is forbidden to the listener BAND
Kick from a horse HACK
New rise just coming into effect NASCENT
Old empire that lacks arms and backing OTTOMAN
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One wants to be so described NEEDY
One would carry out a suspended sentence for old sailors YARDARM
Outgoing trade? DYINGCRAFT
Peer of the stage? GYNT
Play a role in drama group, but behave independently ACTAPART
Receives and deceives TAKESIN
Routed, beat a retreat ABATE
Smoke coming from vehicle carrying retired soldier CIGAR
Some will turn to gin TRAP
Stars of the printed word ASTERISKS
Tender name, perhaps ENDEARMENT
The speed at which we go DEATHRATE
University teacher or patron DONOR
Was unlucky in raffle, but lucky in Russian roulette DREWABLANK
Weapon of no use at the front? SIDEARM
Where the goat goes without corn? CAPRI