The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,386 - Jan 14 2014

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Article attracted prince ANDREW
Braved unexpectedly and unwisely, for example ADVERB
Briefly lost Asian ruler in Russian city ASTRAKHAN
Bureaucrat in bar started to lose heart earlier BEANCOUNTER
Cancel immediately, say WRITEOFF
Cattle without water NEAT
Chap almost challenging high-ranking bureaucrat MANDARIN
Clown to run backwards on jetty PIERROT
Count gold eccentric, about 50, brought over DRACULA
Elected oddball, dressed for the part INCHARACTER
Endless industrial action in Scandinavian port OSLO
Entertainer to steal article during part of play ACROBAT
Examine dressing gown straight after end of sleep PROBE
Fabric brought out of Welsh river with corroded backing TAFFETA
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Family shield chosen -- cute, when redesigned ESCUTCHEON
Fern, perhaps, up the salon for new styling HOUSEPLANT
Flag sellers? FLORISTS
Former US president meeting forest officer, backwoodsman BUSHRANGER
Language used in spacecraft on gantry TONGAN
One employed to protect rhinos, say, prepared study about conflict GAMEWARDEN
One watching a game could make a protest about clubs SPECTATOR
Painting style round area OPART
Plant fake diamond SHAMROCK
Some fellas I fancy? I very much doubt it! ASIF
Spoil copper's boy MARCUS
Strange formality in gym gets to delay things PLAYFORTIME
Supporter comes after to provide food (grub) CATERPILLAR
Wood by motorway provides food for animals MASH