The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,874 - Aug 7 2015

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
A frothy talk about heroic doings in story form SAGA
American 'no' upset king YANK
Beasts? A number will be found in Civil Service CANINES
Boy, one who wanders around DAMON
Brute heading off in one direction EAST
Clerics on a sacred meandering around church ARCHDEACONS
Confessed in quiet, having got torn apart SHRIVEN
Court order as before -- when lad falls short ASBO
Diana disguised as a nymph NAIAD
Drunk will hide leg 5 Down today? TONIGHT
Filthy place reported -- a problem with infection STYE
First of Acrosses gets one troubled for a very long time AEON
Girl was deceitful and ventured forth SALLIED
Handsome prince saw this pre-midnight opportunity for repose BEAUTYSLEEP
Hero, man constructing symbol for Judaism MENORAH
Hesitation to come before huge god EROS
Clues Answers
Maiden is clutching a very small bird MAVIS
Mischief as eight nuns may go off the rails NAUGHTINESS
Most important one should get 100 for this subject TOPIC
Mother country getting into terrible conspiracy MACHINATION
Phrasing OTT possibly for this final comment? PARTINGSHOT
Politicians admitting blunder with modern technology in spheres of operation TERRITORIES
Racist, I fancy, could be using scorn SATIRIC
Rickshaw set to be mended with thin piece of wire CATSWHISKER
Schoolmaster assists only some of these characters in periods ERAS
Sign of sorrow or rage TEAR
Singer in crazy outfit meeting top people MADRIGALIST
Star admits theft finally -- shock! STUN
Subsequently seen as not real, phoney LATERON
Superior female looking bashful, being taken in hand? USHERED
Tall man's regularly ignored regrettably ALAS
Victor maybe gets to hold nothing HUGO