The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,686 - Dec 31 2014

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A person protected by king is a person who's doomed GONER
An absorbing process is attached to the universe, extracting carbon OSMOSIS
An adept bowler, perhaps, accepted by degrees MAHATMA
Catch spanner needed for game CONTRACTBRIDGE
Certainly upset, due to spy in bed BEYONDDISPUTE
Could men in trouble crossing river spread this? LEMONCURD
Do better than Portugal, squeezed by expenditure OUTPLAY
Doctor raised origin of murder weapon SIDEARM
Doing office work includes cover for editor and moderating TEMPERING
Eject leaders of only union seeking terms OUST
First to support genuine scientist NATURALIST
Fruit finally ready for picking? Rubbish TRIPE
Furtive behaviour of the last out? STEALTH
Go in with answer for new consumer EATER
Graduate composer and orator self destructed BACHELOROFARTS
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Great love absent from the last letter MEGA
Guide travelled in conversation with politician across area ROADMAP
Humiliated, Charlie stepped on the gas CHASTENED
Pacific island vessel going north full of gold NAURU
Pal shot on a motorway AMIGO
Pretty as a picture? PHOTOGENIC
Proclaim a moratorium, arresting a leader of prayers IMAM
Quite ridiculous contents of letter giving protocol ETIQUETTE
Raise cap in support of socially acceptable state UTAH
Studies Italian with variable concentration DENSITY
Talent of criminal? BENT
The last word to change almost completely AMEN
Understand what paparazzi must do GETTHEPICTURE
What a brewer needs -- still holding ales being emptied YEAST
Withdraw from race, disheartened, needing nurse RETREAT