The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,077 - Apr 1 2016

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'Bit of a brain'? Somehow isn't clever, not first in school VENTRICLE
A post in which one may see Conservative rise ASCEND
A social event about five -- daughter got on ADVANCED
Analysis of something in poor shape RUNDOWN
Animal having drink by English lake rolled over LEMUR
Army climbing by narrow hilltop -- many died in disaster here TAYBRIDGE
Aspersions from one coming down to go aboard ship SLANDERS
Atheist -- he is going out, wanting a church to join! ATTACH
Badly pressed, I vanish into thin air maybe DISPERSE
Consumed by fear, the deer's gone to ground EARTHED
Coral and gemstone possibly seen as types of rock CONGLOMERATES
Do mend broken front and back of this -- bits and bobs needed ODDMENTS
Europeans leaning forward endlessly to get answer ITALIANS
Help them briefly set up channels of communication MEDIA
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Illegal delivery at the end of bowler's sequence may be reason for extra run OVERTHROW
International receivers of news crying INTEARS
It sounds like material was wobbly SWAYED
Lover of a doctor admitting sticky situation ADMIRER
Midlands town with flighty Romeo who made many laugh? DUDLEYMOORE
Minister in study digesting article CANON
Notice a port with nothing leaving on time ADVERT
Novelist and poet would drink litre only with great difficulty HARDLY
Number of important building -- worker is one renting TENANT
Some underwear in separate wash RINSE
This chemical could be deadly, eh? ALDEHYDE
Vehicle has all but come into contact with ornamental panel CARTOUCHE
Visit to tell someone at shop what is wanted -- it's open for business CALLTOORDER
What superior insurance company may have is honesty THEBESTPOLICY