The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 712 - Jun 13 2022

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A track going up ASCENT
A very short and tense editor turned away AVERTED
Age of eastern artist ERA
Boring piece of litigation, start to finish AWL
Charge exorbitantly for woollen coat FLEECE
Collect fragments of dropped vase and try to repair damage done? PICKUPTHEPIECES
Departs on tram, possibly sleeping DORMANT
Detailed examinations of lanes, say, in need of repair ANALYSES
Drive from top of drive overlooking one's gatehouse DISLODGE
Elsewhere, storm round America is shocking OUTRAGEOUS
Firm determination shown by strokes in southern river STEELINESS
Firm kiss? It's not worth much COPECK
Girl raced excitedly round a place full of slot machines? PENNYARCADE
Holmes's housekeeper's hellish hounds HUDSON
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Italian novelist ringing 'Hotel', a NATO alphabet word ECHO
Look hard at member of the nobility PEER
Maybe an orrery some called inaccurate? SCALEMODEL
Natural ability shown by league's leader during exhibition FLAIR
Number taking part in production, in earnest NINE
Picture Welsh emblem, flower SNAPDRAGON
Racket abuse, perhaps, could cause offence CONTEMPTOFCOURT
Ready to complain? Not good RIPE
Rock band's complex facades SADCAFE
See role rain plays in this African republic SIERRALEONE
Some made money for evil person DEMON
The characters one has to mind? PSANDQS
Thoroughly exposed by popular team INSIDEOUT
Unemotional about mistake? Fell apart COLLAPSED