The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 3,187 - Nov 20 2022

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... one of those for circus performer TUMBLER
A staggering dog? LURCHER
Ball: fast player has passed one, nearly scoring initially INSWINGER
Beauty, one taking snuff? SNORTER
Bike, confusing device SCRAMBLER
Certainly beyond yours truly, a limit MEASURE
Cosmetic liquids, not oils for massaging LOTIONS
Cover damaged urn in case INSURANCE
Flock is going to race madly round back of pen CONGREGATION
Hole where star is being pulled back SINUS
Just finished, eh? UPRIGHT
Long time in awful dry season: important to plant in it DONKEYSYEARS
Needle in canine? POINTER
Old king with day on his own? SOLOMON
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Out of practice, easily relied upon to lose lead RUSTY
Person who criticises a door-to-door salesman, perhaps? KNOCKER
Pole on line for bird SPARROW
Runner hampered with it, good on the way back RETURNING
School where girls initially dressed in red RUGBY
Small creature in scary West Sussex town, did you say? CREEPYCRAWLY
Some colossal galleon taking reciprocal course, vessel ... GLASS
Sum up about problematic situation that's paid much respect ADMIRED
Terrible risk on 'ouse, infuriating IRKSOME
Those in boat twisting one's arm OARSMEN
Use force getting sovereign and five cents for bread PUMPERNICKEL
Very often gallant, by the sound of it? NIGHTLY
Wonderful family rescued by dog, shortly CORKING
X-certificate, like nothing one's heard? NAUGHTY