The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,515 - Jun 13 2014

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Amount of temporary accommodation given to old lover EXTENT
Beggar's confession about inability to put things right? MENDICANT
Bird or spider unfortunate old woman swallowed? FLYCATCHER
Bit of time soldier's taken over making device GISMO
Bizarre idea about cold metal being radioactive element ACTINIDE
Black mineral in hole BORE
Cooking a couple of fish by the sound of it Coddling
Cope with duress somehow in legal administration DUEPROCESS
Dances -- ten got nasty sort of drug DECONGESTANT
Dismissed a Parisian in the course of disturbance RUNOUT
Even temper that's necessary for one learning deportment with books aloft! LEVELHEADEDNESS
Extra wealthy person keeping everyone under NOBALL
Gate there dangling -- not entirely fixed TETHERED
Greek and German meeting in cave GROTTO
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Holy person got old and performed publicly? STAGED
I'm loyal, party having got involved in a bit of old-fashioned drama MORALITYPLAY
Makes improvements to this writer in final bits EMENDS
Offensive doctor given medal -- one kept in bedroom? WARDROBE
One hut is constructed for dwarf OUTSHINE
One in secret scheme who will get things off the ground? PILOT
Performer in river, wounded worker EXECUTANT
Pessimistic resident has limited say NEGATIVE
Queen of island beset by mounting fury REGINA
Stick out for short time, discourteous to others PROTRUDE
Taste that's acidic getting Virginia upset inside SAVOUR
Vegetable supplied by place in Somerset CHARD
Very small country -- it has hidden energy VITALITY
We in Calais must show common sense NOUS