The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,388 - Jan 16 2014

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Clues Answers
A gentle knock, small measure in case of emergency ATAPINCH
A good neighbour's first settled in country to become sluggish STAGNATE
Book to accompany scorer's work? LIBRETTO
Charge brought leader of country to stand by America in legal case ACCUSATION
College car not in order for a modern politician? TECHNOCRAT
Dash to be seen in bar-room and participating in pub-crawl HYPHEN
Desperate character embracing wife in beginning DAWN
Duck to find cover in quite a lather TEAL
Fellow taken with engraved work that's attractive FETCHING
Footwear young man put back behind medical institution SANDAL
Go touring place that's mentioned overlooking religious area SIGHTSEE
Good man getting lift in piece of music -- it's about a book DUSTJACKET
Graduate tax upset vote BALLOT
Hold back concerning muscle problem RESTRAIN
Clues Answers
Hot electrical connection for fireside feature HEARTH
Lawsuit with French aristo turning to cross large street CULDESAC
Like ecumenical event getting father in it excited INTERFAITH
Mark that's left in cliff SCAR
Part of book that wants reading, maybe, in bar EXCEPT
Public brawl with soldiers knocked out showing a rapid descent? FREEFALL
Rental property set among scattered lakes reduced to a minimum SKELETAL
Secret place to store gear CLOSET
Staff with skill took up repeated phrase MANTRA
Stop learner driver wearing stetson? HALT
Travellers' complaint with alien creature left in car JETLAG
Truffle, perhaps, from food shop, more or less cold, an unknown quantity DELICACY
Very large London district, you might say WHOPPING
Wound shown by Latin expert and judge LACERATE