The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,229 - Dec 9 2019

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A curse, male having girl's name MALISON
Backing international dissent PROTEST
Basket orphan girl found after parking next to river PANNIER
Charm of extremely bizarre sorceress BEWITCH
Cooking in 'lite' was something a model needed to watch, perhaps WAISTLINE
Experimentation may bring fear across Rhode Island (American state) TRIALANDERROR
Female friend returned in a panic FLAP
Friendly comment with variety of ales found in larder PLEASANTRY
Garden pest a Greek character named, ultimately APHID
Happening briefly in flat EVEN
Hostile, a rhyme about Germany ADVERSE
In particular, alpha male in 'Lord of the Flies' RALPH
Landowner in place of seclusion with daughter LAIRD
Mature views broadcast about hackneyed folk stories OLDWIVESTALES
Of a very high standard, 'boron' clued cryptically CORDONBLEU
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One ignited inside target, recalled troops MILITIA
One in a tub, or one in a crate? AVIATOR
Partner improved, to an extent BETTERHALF
Pray there's melted cheese on first of burgers BESEECH
Professional in kitchen given revolutionary fine CHEF
Religious people spending hour in Asian river INDUS
Restaurant using money I put in before BRASSERIE
Talk about lid CHAT
Trace calls in it, improperly SCINTILLA
Tree in plot on base PLANE
Tries to disrupt genuine trial REHEARSAL
Very bad, a mobile ban all over the place ABOMINABLE
Very strong colour applied round rear of prison VIOLENT
Witty remark, gem, pair in convulsions EPIGRAM
Writer retired by a lake in Asian republic NEPAL