The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,322 - Jan 12 2017

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Clues Answers
'Brains' holds new record over puzzle NONPLUS
... leaves old husband over sex frolics finally EXITS
Activated live weapon BEGUN
Artist's turn to cover Queen music's opening VERMEER
Becomes aware Eskimo's eating last of meat INTUITS
Bird is protecting bird, half gone IBIS
Blemishes reversed in effective analysis NAEVI
Box contains energy weapon SPEAR
Calm, one remarks, surrounds hospital worker ALMONER
Charm shown by bunch of cowboys in newspapers PREPOSSESS
Cordiality produced by retsina he's drunk HEARTINESS
Cover for retired person? EIDERDOWN
Decoration's not completely exotic in gastronomy ICING
Exhausting individual, not quite awake ONEROUS
Fixes pan, served up vegetable PARSNIP
Guardian shows taste, incorporating Independent? SAVIOUR
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Initially tree's open root system omitted trunk TORSO
Keen to wrap small present HOST
Louvre's quiet, say SHUTTER
Love, where it's played out differently OTHERWISE
Managed company with utter heartless resentment RANCOUR
Matures a long time AGES
Noise mostly almost shattered still MOTIONLESS
Pain again with ruler, endlessly thrashed NEURALGIA
Provide closure before old wife ... ENDOW
Rods for fish PERCHES
Star compiler's turning negative! MINUS
Stitched together broadcast for the audience SEWN
Terrible messes with rats in sewer SEAMSTRESS
The last word on depression admitting male 'change' AMENDMENT
Thespian, one seen in musical OLIVIER
Tiny tear allowed to appear next to sink DROPLET