The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,962 - Nov 18 2015

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A step up in enterprise, really RISER
Aftershock unexpectedly divided Madeira, say DESSERTWINE
Ale, but not Bass -- that is strange EERIE
An early tea is arranged by head of press box PENALTYAREA
Begin, for example seeing former PM ignoring leader ISRAELI
Believer's description of one found in nave? CREDULOUS
Bitter about love for these cards TAROT
Cone as once modified, for instance ANAGRAM
Corrupt cop names head of smuggling ring ENCOMPASS
Daughter wearing ring, meeting over pleasure boat PEDALO
Dazed state of man of God leading men STUPOR
Dog with no tail snaffling new meat dish TERRINE
Foreign articles each containing toxic plastic EXOTICA
Form found in old alcohol-free sultanate OTTOMAN
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In snake pit a pharaoh's inscribed a message EPITAPH
Include contents of menu and lock up ENCLOSE
Mean and squiffy female diets randomly TIGHTFISTED
Method of learning about place for award ROSETTE
Peak time with virtually all following surgical procedure TOPMOST
Rationale of 'About a Boy' REASON
Save son, and curl up tightly SCRIMP
Share beds here? ALLOTMENT
Splitting hairs? PARTING
Sublime dish that's unfinished is site of disturbance EPICENTRE
Sun's set and sailors thus open bottles UNSCREW
Tempers fraying after prisoner gets time for skirmish CONTRETEMPS
Turn and explode GOOFF
Work, and note state of light OPTICAL