The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,495 - Aug 2 2017

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Clues Answers
Bizarre request -- go in confusion GROTESQUE
Blast area for sculpting stone ALABASTER
Bribe covering demand for seafood SCALLOP
Chinese money protecting tiger maybe in part of Mexico YUCATAN
Commercial on independent group of countries is so long ADIEU
Country doctor too -- he's Liberal, for a start LESOTHO
Decisive stage when investments become unprofitable? POINTOFNORETURN
Detours planned to include gold heraldic emblem TUDORROSE
Doing sentry duty in rocky ground screening west of airport ONGUARD
Frank returns carrying material for board covers PLACEMATS
Gave up hope, seeing legal document cut by second couple DESPAIRED
Hide mark from shabby stuff as well TATTOO
Housework will be split to show enterprise COTTAGEINDUSTRY
Italian bridge books returned by rail, mistakenly RIALTO
Most of planet consumed in flood SATURATE
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Pleasant-sounding doctor takes look inside MELODIC
Prayers of star embracing nurse NOVENA
Range of a record signing, initially ALPS
Record including name and instrument used for such cattle LONGHORN
Son heads on holiday and calls on the way STOPSOFF
Soup for an American cowherd needs stirring CHOWDER
Stay away from salt dye ABSTAIN
Target on river in Yorkshire is bear ENDURE
The French -- after unusually quiet drink TEQUILA
This fruit bug lives to a limited extent UGLI
Try to impress -- call doctor before work NAMEDROP
Very dry beast with no tail BRUT
Waste time penning instruction to printer STET
What ancients wore to speak at length? TOGAS
Worker getting one over one, for starters ANTIPASTI