The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,991 - Dec 22 2015

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Acknowledged fuss: c-clue's faulty SUCCESSFUL
Antelope bagged by foreign upstart GNU
Arab from second tribe featured in article SARACEN
Arguing in line in front of gymnasium ROWING
Awfully neat word for 'destroy' TEARDOWN
Basic flat round centre of Ripon STAPLE
Break down rubbish ROT
Carpenter's power-driven piece of machinery noticed on flier CIRCULARSAW
Collect truck PICKUP
Dark horse, any one of the last three characters? UNKNOWNQUANTITY
Dissolute man in horse-drawn carriage blowing top RAKE
Don't make me laugh: instruction to trainee bellringer? PULLTHEOTHERONE
Evicted Doctor of Divinity shown around island cottage DISLODGED
Freight carrier, reliable type GOODSTRAIN
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Fully acquainted with poetry with depth VERSED
Fur, black, entered in auction SABLE
Just ten appear in play in cathedral city EXACTLY
Magician working in clubs, member of panel CONJUROR
Margaret's astride a US steed that's legendary PEGASUS
Member of religious group sitting in orchestra stalls RASTA
Mum and dad, perhaps oddly impersonal entertaining daughter PALINDROMES
Powerful ruler in old marquee introduced to head POTENTATE
Relative lean and haggard? Not good AUNT
Ring a teacher at university over North American drug BELLADONNA
Shoot reserve, male ZOOM
Small tailless fish cause amazement STUN
Sudden downpour in Cape followed by noisy crack CLOUDBURST
Swindler swindled? Turn a blind eye CONDONE