The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,012 - Nov 1 2012

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... for nuts it's silly eating seconds INSANE
Breed for long stretch with speed PROLIFERATE
Conservative with tender for treasury COFFER
Craftsman in part is a novice ARTISAN
Degradation of Herod in Galilee ERODING
Dessert following recipe produces beams RAFTERS
Eat nuts developing medical condition ... TETANUS
Extremities covered in winter, minimally TERMINI
Feast on heads of sea and river fish SARDINE
Groove trailing street parade STRUT
He gasps embracing hot 'cougar' PANTHER
Honours socialists suppressing conflict REWARDS
Idiots do vocal turn for judging ASSESSING
Importance of Genesis with new version WEIGHTINESS
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Initially fix on centre, usually significant FOCUS
Job involves travelling to Tunisia SITUATION
Member, one's slow to pass law LEGISLATE
Mundane river ends in River Test TERRESTRIAL
One favours best English literature first ELITIST
Relatives like housing free AUNTIES
Show envy after Queen record REPRESENT
Shrinks from bullies boxing ears, oddly COWERS
Splendid chaps wearing right togs RAIMENT
Spoils, losing wicket, batsman's time INNINGS
Star in spot orating terribly PROTAGONIST
Sun babe turned up accepting new vulgarism SLANG
Tory leader isn't commonly for smear TAINT
Victorian female? SHEILA