The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,668 - Dec 9 2014

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A female, silver-tongued and wealthy AFFLUENT
Bet salary on first of runners WAGER
Carrot bachelor covered with cheese BRIBE
Crack in planter's recent POTSHOT
Disease, nasty-sounding -- pets affected FOWLPEST
Drunken bum's ardour causing offence UMBRAGE
Fire damaged rear of boat, resulting in this? REFIT
Following suit, mostly to impress a new group of admirers FANCLUB
Foremost of players to speak in golf club PUTTER
French dramatist elected to enter competition RACINE
Guy at No.9, best player on pitch? MANOFTHEMATCH
Honeymoon suite for them -- grand bedroom, I suspect BRIDEANDGROOM
Impostor? Nonsense HUMBUG
In favour of writer exposing outlaw PROSCRIBE
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In power replacing Liberal? Vote received makes this likely EXPECTED
Influential in workshop, ignoring right line SEMINAL
Mate ringing a seabird is taking protective interest PATERNAL
Nothing about English version in US state NEVADA
Novelist suppressing joke -- it's fruity GREENGAGE
Old-fashioned old man penning note DATED
Perplex loud clumsy person FLUMMOX
Political leaders ordered means test STATESMEN
Pop out after beer in Syrian city ALEPPO
Story one cadet concocted ANECDOTE
Suddenly, everyone agreed about carbon ALLATONCE
Untidy, dancing in state of undress NUDITY
Vandalised paintings mounted in front of hut TRASHED
Work in vile Parisian prison BASTILLE