The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,482 - May 6 2014

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Clues Answers
A drug shaped like a star ASTEROID
At a distance, service area's backed up AFAR
City's defeat without financial backer LOSANGELES
Coach engineers lengthen to hold third of toilets ENLIGHTEN
Cure an amount of extreme dysentery REMEDY
Deteriorating road -- regret repairs RETROGRADE
Discharge from space, we hear? RHEUM
Express: 'Putin's beginning to be involved in invasion' RAPID
Fancy I'd be Kenyan runner KIDNEYBEAN
Feels rude and answers back, showing pride SELFESTEEM
Fine novel with story that's unutterably great INEFFABLE
Freedom fighter needs initial boost in upheaval ABOLITIONIST
Gore in Italy with politician linked to alcohol IMPALE
Great composition of Elgar? LARGE
Leave out some Merlot -- I'm often coming over OMIT
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Lucidity outside court? Goodness! SANCTITY
Male doctor ran to senior nursing officer MATRON
Newspaper has article on robbery THEFT
No limes spoilt a pudding SEMOLINA
One takes the air in former farm vehicle with admirer EXTRACTORFAN
Possible problem with lower tax -- an upset around here, oddly ANTHRAX
Postholder? LETTERBOX
Revolutionary thing a horse might do TROT
Small missile having a loud, grating noise STRIDENT
Sport jumper? CRICKET
Starts to complete one's library? Reader's one who accumulates a lot COLLECTOR
Sword injured girl CUTLASS
Turned up with a classical item of clothing TOGA
What she might do in front of Queen could make us cry with embarrassment, finally CURTSY
Woman embedding son's work in stone MASONRY