The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,499 - Oct 20 2020

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Australian animal on street picked up germs ROOTS
Base allowed to retain soldiers for a bit ELEMENT
Buy and sell endlessly -- one into bad habit TRADITION
China follows Eastern Standard Time, I guess ESTIMATE
Climbing mountain for a bet ANTE
Confusion no good in story TANGLE
Dad left rook under a tree POPLAR
Drive Hillman, perhaps, with the Parisian in reverse IMPEL
Drunk, pa's despair vanishes DISAPPEARS
Editor with religious book missing cover? It's ok to scoff EDIBLE
Enable me to return old whiskey in person? Just half! EMPOWER
Good-looking person shedding last hair -- misery! DISTRESS
Insist resistance cuts fever ARGUE
Joy was placed next to single small group SATISFACTION
Jumpers maybe the least unravelled ATHLETES
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Lay off wine SACK
Leading performer's heavenly body STAR
Not totally keen to catch large bird EAGLE
Oriental festival name? EASTERN
Pants could fit if nothing's gone knotty DIFFICULT
Python lay on one's oars IDLE
Response from Royal Engineers before battle REACTION
Rotten and in charge, this person also removes ordinary administrators OFFICIALS
Rows after this month's orders INSTRUCTIONS
Rubbish -- spare me hot air ATMOSPHERE
Savage birds on southern wasteland WILDERNESS
Snake about to be enthralled by alien's appearance ASPECT
Taking part in a tango with tense conclusion ATTENDING
Wanted something done about gentleman DESIRED
What government needs desperately is help, dear LEADERSHIP