The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,980 - Dec 9 2015

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According to reports, makes pots URNS
Answer therefore must include prison for plant ACANTHUS
At night, a student follows rap act on the radio NOCTURNAL
Bury North's unpaid employee INTERN
Calls about telephone going up, and locks RINGLETS
Carrying out a limpet mine -- not to be disturbed! IMPLEMENTATION
Continuously do better after Nancy's refusals NONSTOP
Escapes with no end of managerial scraps FIGHTS
Ever so sorry about Black Watch! OBSERVE
Freeholder depressed with road around river LANDOWNER
French standard that's differently upheld in Italy? TRICOLOUR
Get used to hurt? Not Jack! INURE
Good profit in quick French sketch VIGNETTE
Holds tight, grabbing striker to get this dish CHITTERLINGS
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Instrument that's played softly PIANO
Left, for example, complete hero LEGEND
Overrode protests from the East, revealing missile TORPEDO
Pay must include university and time promoting health SALUTARY
Plant register found in monastery FRITILLARY
PSV rounding bend with a shock TRAUMA
Put the focus on narrow opening full of grass SPOTLIT
Rise and dress GETUP
Spread that goes on freshly-made tea bun in golf club? PEANUTBUTTER
Thought process provoked by a car salesman? AUTOSUGGESTION
Top player's pace, but no power SEED
Tricky situation created by a couple of toadstools added to stew HOTPOTATO
Upsets those people who are steadfast ROCKS
Writing on ruin of new coach FOURINHAND