The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,585 - Sep 3 2014

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Alienated journalist swigging rum ESTRANGED
Allocate a position to person with BSc, but without university GRADATE
Area island group use up creating pollution ACIDRAIN
Available when needed, but moaned about empty neighbourhood ONDEMAND
Bush makes appearance in newsreel, derided ELDER
Careless young lady attached to soldiers REMISS
Comprehensive is undecided, with no study INCLUSIVE
Cut dead awkward Luddite ignoring theologian DILUTE
Dead time after month full of enjoyment DEFUNCT
Elector not sure to be forgiven a lot, possibly including treason without cause FLOATINGVOTER
Fixed with diplomatic handling, reportedly TACKED
Good-humoured sailor in a 4 x 440 yds AMIABLE
Informed about origin of dubious promotion on the web ADWARE
Money firm when invested in central heating HARDCASH
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Monitor lively chat by women and follow WATCHDOG
Operator performing under sudden influx SURGEON
Plant caught, surrounded by angry Russians NARCISSUS
Poles given to eating nuts and flowers GENTIANS
Practise, seeing Shearer troubled before Newcastle's final REHEARSE
Questions of a religious nature caught a chemist out CATECHISM
Runs one to check pin RIVET
Screen worker's nude game? BLINDMANSBUFF
Shamefaced Government supporting party after swing HANGDOG
Three minutes' boxing gets you shot ROUND
Tighten up, seeing nurse welcome spat STIFFEN
Tracks I'd found in grass SIDING
Trouble about love? ADORE
What may tie up call on the way? STRING