The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,857 - Jul 17 2016

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Advance publicity covering monstrous female PROGRESS
Agitated as Roman chap having a row OARSMAN
Brief evocative piece in novel given title, oddly VIGNETTE
Competitor on track runs after people RACER
Cut link between eastern parts of Russia and Poland ABRIDGED
Delivering article after wife returned BIRTHING
Electoral analyst inserting lines in notice POLLSTER
Get position of captain for game CONTRACTBRIDGE
Good and wet? It's not clear GRAINY
Heartless girl, passionate and beautiful GLAMOROUS
Heroic actions going wrong in unconventional rising DERRINGDO
Illicit dealing that's never seen in open-air market? INSIDERTRADING
Is, within very short time, providing make-up for face VISAGE
Isn't mistaken about capital of Uganda, or other African capital TUNIS
Male with sign who takes part in moving protest? MARCHER
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Moved to CID, in manner of speaking DICTION
Occupying position overlooking church, fire INSPIRE
Offered caretaker abbreviated education TENDERED
Operating aquatic sport around river DRIVING
Partly declaim, partly communicate IMPART
Pour so badly, unable to retain liquid POROUS
Prepared to be belligerent in popular media ARMED
Put out text initially rejected in court EXTINCT
Reduce risk of loss in hospital -- proceed with caution HEDGE
Run down gradient in disarray, heading east DENIGRATE
Small furry mammal seen in spruce SMARTEN
Smart move, going around a city in US CHICAGO
Subject to minimal change in charge TOPIC
Two pieces of tapas exchanged for Italian food PASTA
Weed land encircling house on European lake GROUNDSEL