The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,623 - Oct 17 2014

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A maiden, Heather, in a foreign land AMERICA
A recreant subtly falsified stories of old CANTERBURYTALES
Amount said to be a great deal in 7 SOME
Aussie person very good on street as 'adult' entertainer STRIPPER
Begin to go down after fish and chips CARPENTER
Boss shows incomplete education STUD
Businessperson embraced by retired artist in retro exhibition TRADER
Californian city has no place for old religious ceremony SACRAMENT
Continental link to reveal winner of international song contest? EUROSTAR
Country chap is held up outside biblical city SURINAM
Daughter attached to stranger member of the band? DRUMMER
Eager aunt has broken promise GUARANTEE
Educationists making plots BEDS
Good bowler maybe steps down in India GHAT
Grandfathers? Folks with a lot of experience OLDTIMERS
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High-up official in orange MANDARIN
Holy person tackled by underground worker in church MINSTER
Introduce national leader PUTIN
Legendary Greek returning as a wanderer NOMAD
Most unsophisticated one detached from foolish vanities NAIVEST
Quietly begrudged being put on show PRESENTED
Record contains poem in encrypted format CODED
Sailor climbing up on ship missing the last rope of rigging RATLINE
Secret prisoner 'closed up', as you might say CONCEALED
Senior member is university lecturer, you gathered DOYEN
Tax cut EXCISE
Ten land mines get sorted out -- wires being pulled apart maybe? DISENTANGLEMENT
Tom's forty winks? CATNAP
Voice has minimal energy after fourth section of drama ACTIVE
What begins with capital punishment SENTENCE