The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,962 - Sep 4 2012

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Almost everyone prepared by the time in question ALREADY
Almost need cry -- upset after sun's setting SCENERY
Caught girl with 2/3 of diamonds -- great work CLASSIC
Church after evil past SINCE
Criteria which could be raised on ships? STANDARDS
Exchange bowl finally after salesman gets hole in one REPLACE
Fixed portion without cooking aid such as a microwave? RADIATION
Head holds sanctimonious belief OPINION
Land turtle, half conserved by one conservative TERRITORY
Locks cleaner in Lewisham poolroom SHAMPOO
Male removing top from mineral water, getting more tipsy MERRIER
Monkey grabbing ends of peel to obtain fruit APPLE
Most within range are in retreat NEAREST
Mum turning less nice after leaving son SILENCE
Newspaper absorbed by American soldier's talents GIFTS
PC uses reconstruction to get time for accused SUSPECT
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Pen -- the French kind STYLE
Pork pie eaten by an extraterrestrial ALIEN
Quietly said he drew ship at sea: not hard WHISPERED
Rats on plants with long, narrow leaves GRASSES
Realisation: war seen as wrong AWARENESS
Ring company with millions to spend COMPASS
Runner left out of team? On the contrary SLIDE
Saw user complain then go in CARPENTER
Shoots Europeans after article is censored GERMS
Sign of something wrong in a pension -- unusual growth EXPANSION
Small body of soldiers storing last bits of the plunder set to be rich FERTILE
Small drink before a show DRAMA
Think of wise men in inn going by east and northern deserts IMAGINE
We will need kitchen items -- run out to get knives, maybe WEAPONS
What bowler might be doing is attractive APPEALING
Win it? I almost secured first INITIAL