The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,578 - Aug 26 2014

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A Jamaican port, or I choose slightly reduced rum OCHORIOS
A tendency at sea ADRIFT
Ambassador meeting newly-weds in British isles HEBRIDES
Bar of gold I obtained around noon originally INGOT
Bird causing one to talk on street STONECHAT
Boarding train, first to leave in middle of night ROOMING
Casual worker, not switched on at first OFFHAND
Cigarette lit for gang leader FAGIN
Designs must include large examples IDEALS
District housing new stadium ARENA
Duke, duke wife's divorced ELLINGTON
Fail to keep backing during meeting, being without friends? DESOLATE
Genius is reportedly in charge WIZARD
Hit man when given cheek at home ASSASSIN
I am finished with old painting technique IMPASTO
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Letters to a celeb, cool and masculine, it�s said FANMAIL
Novelist heading off for estuary cut off in a place full of trees SHERWOODFOREST
Operatic heroine common? Not quite NORMA
Paper associated with a union? CONFETTI
Principal character in a line CARDINAL
Protect telephone receiver RINGFENCE
Race around on hill -- that generates energy REACTOR
Some buying (or selling) an evergreen shrub GORSE
Southern shopping centre, limited in size SMALL
Speak fast EXPRESS
Stars are so excellent OUTOFTHISWORLD
Unreal shot of the nervous system NEURAL
Vocalist going about with regular partygoer? SWINGER
Warplane circling about does for cargo ship FREIGHTER
Whirlwind ripped a door half off TORNADO