The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,251 - Aug 8 2013

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'On the Beach' is prosaic for the audience LITTORAL
... halfwit revealed by design or amusement IGNORAMUS
Bird in Sun a lot, rolling over ORTOLAN
Broad giving needle in silence GAPING
Disapprove of endlessly strong husband grabbing rear HARRUMPH
Drug of poppy in use medicinally, initially OPIUM
Ethnic test about Britain TRIBAL
Every other bird in a former embrace ALTERNATE
Foundation stone in Blenheim sat askew ESTABLISHMENT
Greek character, goddess embodying first of Titans THETA
Halves portions, taking little time BISECTS
Harmful French article, 'Females almost embracing depressions' UNWHOLESOME
Lops head off plant ASPHODEL
Ocean swirls over first one in kayak CANOEIST
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Open's settled on tee OVERT
Pedestrian way state overturned poor PATHETIC
Pile of stones roughly hard, not old CAIRN
Ring around ring's centre like part of conifer PINEAL
River Test finally divided TRENT
Sailor is catching case of dengue and survives ABIDES
Single politician's over getting threatened IMPENDED
Standard of France in ruined memorial ORIFLAMME
Tax period STRETCH
Tenor with power covering Queen. Idiot ... TWERP
Terrible shower seek solutions, losing head RAINSTORM
Throttling, giving a signal to turn around STRANGULATION
Unending craving for drug ASPIRIN
Way of life after getting into the habit? MONASTICISM