The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,551 - Mar 2 2024

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Clues Answers
& 17 Down Utterly perplexed, news noted as it breaks ATONES
& 19 Down Out to lunch -- like Tea Party member? MADASA
, 16 & 1 Across Both frolicking with a feather duster in dramatic style THEATRE
A poor actor backing Sunak as guru? MAHARISHI
An unpleasant duty guarding silver in port ANCHORAGE
Bears are in two groups turning northward TOLERATES
Capone with gun making you frightened? ALARMED
Champion: name for tall winger HERON
Club with advantage WEDGE
Coal packed into these fires? SACKS
Detective Sergeant consuming beer in tourist area DALES
Disorder puts Emergency Room in endless peril DERANGE
Fish devouring fantastic bat -- suspect treachery? SMELLARAT
French artist entertained by diplomat is Seurat MATISSE
German city church in vital part ESSENCE
Give out scores on radio? ALLOT
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Hopeless repositioning tree with spade DESPERATE
Idea found in but little time THOUGHT
Labour aim always to be heard ENDEAVOUR
Less ambitious presentation to the board? SIDEORDER
Mother keeps a small vehicle -- it sometimes runs! MASCARA
Murphy perhaps included in balanced diet EDDIE
Prince at last with Cinders in best restaurant TEASHOP
See 28 Across WITSEND
See 4 Across ABSURD
See 4 Across OFTHE
See 8 Down HATTER
Smile after tea shows anything but delight CHAGRIN
Sweet thing in Electra complex? TREACLE
Time's up disastrously for Momentum IMPETUS
Unfading Queen good with soldiers in uniform EVERGREEN
Wine I love cracked jar contains RIOJA