The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,289 - Sep 21 2013

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Benefit for female with sex appeal PROFIT
Carried outside when ready to eat TOASTED
Containing a metal, could be terrific without it perhaps FERRIC
Eight pints and a quarter inside vessel GALLEON
Enter about fifty in total COMPLETE
Foul lie about energy source FUELOIL
He is following two others THIRDPERSON
Illicit rice contains this acid CITRIC
Initially puts up with dog perhaps -- one's highly strung PUPPET
Iris's bluster -- shameless! FLAGRANT
It's baked in pastry, not cold, for during the journey ENROUTE
Left before beer round's got in -- missed a trick LOSTOUT
Like a sword that's doubly sharp TWOEDGED
Lithe cat may jump to get fit ATHLETIC
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Long odds about lunchtime? TWENTYTOONE
Originator put gold repeatedly round unfinished article AUTHOR
Rebuilt cart -- it is creative ARTISTIC
She does an entertaining take-off STRIPPER
Single from over with no runs? MAIDEN
Smart circle's old beer? STINGO
Social event's loud, followed by something soothing FUNCTION
Spiral dive bothered alpinist TAILSPIN
Strangely docile about college being freezing ICECOLD
Strictly directed at landlord TOTHELETTER
Swallow single cocktail MARTINI
The 'Scotsman' for instance did it to get rid of surplus energy LETOFFSTEAM
Try that's made in rugby TACKLE
Withdraw what's said about pamphlet RETRACT