The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,071 - Mar 25 2016

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A mere idealist forced to disappear DEMATERIALISE
Adaptable factory once head of industry gets stuck in PLIANT
Alien has this extra rest LIEIN
Brown box sitting on upturned cask CHESTNUT
Chaps eating half the bread and fruit MELON
Degenerate academic left one by entrance PROFLIGATE
Farm animal needing restraint, liable to collapse? RAMSHACKLE
Firm joins US university engaging a thousand in effect COMMIT
Flat, as revealed by map, overlooking a river PLANAR
Gold label at the front of books for decoration ORNAMENT
Hand out drink -- see cat dipping into it ALLOCATE
Illustration of Indian city, dingy on the outside DIAGRAM
Leaving with Her Majesty's presents OFFERS
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Mess food? HASH
Name of woman that's a little granny, one might surmise? NANETTE
Nothing about which fellow gets to complain MOAN
Panic -- a festival needs these places for refreshment CAFES
Performance is given energy after pair warm up? PRACTISE
Problem group given support SETBACK
Reports most agitating about soldiers, assault forces STORMTROOPERS
Revolutionary with fate sealed beginning to shred garments CLOTHES
Separating English and US agents participating in swindle SEGMENTING
Severn phenomenon that fails to generate interest? BORE
Sign of approval about hospital being very friendly THICK
Star no more after explosion? That interests me ASTRONOMER
What some unfortunately have in their hair, idiots! NITS