The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,696 - Jan 12 2015

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A measure of restraint CHAIN
A second TV's property worth having ASSETS
A suitable sucker? TAILORSDUMMY
Abandon fight SCRAP
Actor gives reading at new production TRAGEDIAN
Annoy by leaving on purpose OFFEND
C-in-C starts to drink, gets more drunk SUPREMO
Controlled by banks, this divides capital in the UK THAMES
Cricket side's opener played badly OFFKEY
Daughter abandons flirtation for marriage ALLIANCE
First name for Australian port SYDNEY
First-rate comic, 1937-2012 DANDY
Found habit less unsettling ESTABLISH
It's OK to use an abbreviation OKLAHOMA
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New speed cuts thought likely SUSPECTED
Often repaired, but it's irregular PATCHY
On the surface, a delivery vehicle AFLOAT
Order insisted -- good order TIDINESS
Paintings entirely in ingenious style ARTFULLY
Quietly object when getting a tiny portion PARTICLE
Rocks King in mixed doubles BOULDERS
See if lab hybrid is likely to work FEASIBLE
Singular ingredient of the weather ELEMENT
Steals -- lifting a seat LOOTS
Surprisingly, her best sally's showing lack of inspiration BREATHLESSLY
To indicate what one should do is a job for the police POINTDUTY
Training that every prisoner should have EXERCISE
Use of it may weaken the spirit SIPHON