The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,850 - May 29 2016

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A bad return, with debt, ruined livelihood BREADANDBUTTER
Be covering up for each current mad scientist EXPERIMENTALIST
Beat first of teams in friendly of little significance TANGENTIAL
Cheese provided nourishment -- gave instructions in case BRIEFED
Conflict with male's become heated WARM
Coverage for retirement dependent on current supply ELECTRICBLANKET
Double fruit, we hear, for vitamin deficiency problem BERIBERI
Female trapped by foreigner after exchange of two letters -- that could be a pointer FOREFINGER
Force protecting king I put in danger IMPERIL
Fruit mother and child put together DAMSON
Got through part of year as wife in the red without husband WINTERED
Highly elusive monster still on island YETI
How I try frantically holding line in righteous way WORTHILY
Is a bit less wobbly? STABILISES
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Is taken in by setter's direction, extremely clever WISEST
It's quickly run away from when fired STARTINGPISTOL
Man not in union bungled lab chore BACHELOR
Naval hero injured more than once in hold when fighting NELSON
Only including hard pebbles found on beach SHINGLE
Recovered, having brought in one's specialist for treatment after break BONESETTER
Reveal fish beneath punt BETRAY
Small kind of change Bombay and Madras have experienced NOMINAL
Soft leather is relatively satisfactory? DOESKIN
Stabbed, finally, with needle or small dagger DIRK
Strong position seen in one part of London paper, initially FORT
Surrender in panic once defeated CONCEDE
Veteran on board turns up without notice SEADOG
What makes diamond something useful when dating? CARBON