The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,991 - Feb 17 2019

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Arabian person in attention-seeker? OMANI
Bird, one poking around gobbling crumbs ultimately ROOSTER
Book already commencing, the story starts ACTS
Capital city in trouble is on the up after support of women BRASILIA
Check fellow is cleaner DETERGENT
Closet open, used mysteriously to hide cross UNEXPOSED
Establish name in two companies CONFIRM
Fear those spotted behind bovine are dropping back COWARDICE
Fragrant hugs beginning to excite as a result HEREBY
I feast beneath the moon IODINE
I'm not sure boy is Italian UMBRIAN
In the outskirts of Leeds, there's always a fight for good-for-nothings LAYABOUTS
Last seen in canteen I guess, tool brought up for refuse collector WASTEBIN
Male billed as an old sailor DRAKE
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Neighbourly type from somewhere in India installing radio mast for broadcasting GOODSAMARITAN
One of seven papers in conflict FRIDAY
Secure standard STAPLE
Serious passage read out STRAIGHT
Soft tissue on me thrown over into grave BONEMARROW
Sound of stringed instrument, one telling a story LIAR
Spicy sauce, mostly strong is it? HARISSA
Study of literature in English university READING
Thicken stews -- here? KITCHEN
Trunk roughly attached to elephant at last TORSO
Unpleasant type rat, he is horrible HATER
Where are the clouds? Not sure UPINTHEAIR
Where twelve numbers may appear, always ROUNDTHECLOCK
Wood, funny old thing? CHESTNUT