The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,264 - Aug 23 2013

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Accommodation for many women must be so large, I fancy SERAGLIO
Artist is at home -- a bit of a fruitcake? RAISIN
Become attached to Heather making wild animal noises? GROWLING
Chum with hesitancy in speech is not so bright PALER
Completely understanding mother, good person with energy, joining circle MASTERING
Composer wandering about in Harlem MAHLER
Drudge looking very hot exuded liquid from mouth SLAVERED
Editor served up drinks for people resolving an issue DECIDERS
Fellow in bed holding club is disposed to fight COMBATANT
Female workers in a mess, untidy -- their hair needing to be tied up? SEAMSTRESSES
Genius -- one character at the end being hospitalised it seems WIZARD
In drunken sets a female should be most cautious SAFEST
Indiscriminate action of cleaner SWEEPING
International trains diverted going from A to B INTRANSIT
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Like many a library book, see, carried by old granny ONLOAN
Male I would want to become, certainly not a huge fellow! MIDGET
Metamorphosing larvae in plant VALERIAN
More than one US location offering cooked meals SALEM
Music in very old books lodged in passage into building GAVOTTE
One gets good toilets in particular huts IGLOOS
Part of Yorkshire offering the ultimate in grand beers DALES
Put off vehicles I had returned by foot finally DISTRACT
Seaman having time tucked into eel supplied by market trader COSTERMONGER
Soldier returning to old city is enthralled by exquisite bit of sculpture FIGURINE
Sounds like the Cockney chap's unfriendly? Cool it! EASEOFF
The isle that sounds snow-covered? WIGHT
Use binoculars to see these little old things with wrens on? FARTHINGS
Wine initially served around lunchtime? That's the way things are ASITIS