The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,677 - Dec 19 2014

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Animal hospital burning -- initial hint of arson? HYENA
Bent administration DIRECTION
Bill Hill seen as an insincere type? ACTOR
Branch of study that could help high-level management AERODYNAMICS
Church anthem not with it -- jazzy piece wanted INTRO
Dodgy dealer always introduced by big noise RACKETEER
Embraced by sailor this person becomes more submissive TAMER
Ending of weather pattern with cold coming in CLIMACTIC
Given dope and dumped? TIPPEDOFF
Grotesque act of sycophant I criticise ANTIC
High notes coming from here in church? ORGANLOFT
Hostile row backed by others? FRONTLINE
Housed, but not in the basement? PUTUP
Insects loud above meadows FLEAS
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Need for cadet to be trained in civil war group? CONFEDERATED
One banished from English team starts to look exasperated EXILE
One fool, one an old rocker brought into club? INITIATED
Order I did enact as shown INDICATED
Outside church Daniel chewed a bit of food ENCHILADA
Restricted round end of semester, being examined TRIED
Secret needle like this has been lifted OFFTHERECORD
Series of questions schematic in arrangement CATECHISM
Sink to the depths and administer corporal punishment HITBOTTOM
Small organisms Georgia found in drink ALGAE
Soldiers going up a street get very hot ROAST
Sound of tongue, say, getting salt TUNGSTATE
Talk about minister's latest plan CHART
Type of word that contributes to an oration PARTOFSPEECH