The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,558 - Aug 2 2014

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A superior person giving encouragement ABETTER
Acknowledging defeat in underwater operation SUBMISSION
Awful quality of Colosseum performance with singer so squiffy GORINESS
Bad-tempered fellow from Scottish shire with penny in bag CROSSPATCH
Business leader out of the City EXEC
Clue for police to identify criminal makes an impression FINGERPRINTS
Come down stairs, missing the first LIGHT
Constable, perhaps, represented by a penetrating playwright PAINTER
Eggheads with terribly elitist leaning INTELLIGENTSIA
Filling in alien visa generally needs picture ENVISAGE
Frittered paper cash getting a lot of rubbish SCRAPHEAP
Hunter: I'd do so with organisation RIDETOHOUNDS
Make declaration in top cricket match ATTEST
Meal for group about right BRUNCH
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Page penned by hack is prominent news item SPLASH
Product of light rubber that can provide what�s wanted GENIEOFTHELAMP
Saxon King left poor-quality meat OFFAL
Scrounger's urge to be in pub BEGGAR
Sent back fish, king rejected shellfish SCALLOP
Spite could be result of being this far from the beaten track OFFPISTE
Sticks around being sanctimonious SMUG
Still absorbing first fact STATISTIC
Stocking up with booze, say, precluding a being abed late LYINGIN
Such a course concerning new student? Yes and no REFRESHER
The woman embraced by an Irish leader once AHERN
They wrought rich goals OLIGARCHS
Turner that looks the same hung upside-down ROTOR
Wood old golfer used in springtime MAHOGANY