The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,867 - Sep 25 2016

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As it is, when reduced to symbol ARSENIC
Bear exactly 50 per cent of ridicule POOH
Beasts of burden bringing little back across area LLAMAS
Belittle good-looker in revealing garment? Just the opposite DIMINISH
Bit of brass neighbour returned TUBA
Case for moving leaves a head in trying situation TEACHEST
Clinching time inside for criminal activity STEALING
English in recovery -- are you sure? REALLY
Essay on American author's kind of literary work POETRY
Fellow holding tune, finally, for a song CHEAP
Final course, perhaps, for dunce FOOL
I'll be upset over small attacks on paper LIBELS
Left in accommodation, a doctor recorded his cases HOLMES
Mild expletive that's used by Morse DASH
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Narrative about old Conservative's moving deed RELOCATION
Normal colours STANDARD
Not without reason, only partly believes an expert or trusts a nerd SANE
Oval then Lord's welcoming new batsman initially OPENER
Person with chair, one piece of furniture that's useful PROFITABLE
Quietly covering main part, carry on lawsuit PLEAD
Red, for instance, in US leading commotion in state COLORADO
Restrain worker heading strike HANDCUFF
Roman magistrate imprisoned people, primarily upholding law CONSUL
Start off car, young man, in gear CLAD
Sudden attack from male concealed by some foliage? AMBUSH
Tense reason to change nothing? PRESENTPERFECT
Things like this restricting pre-noon game, note, for some sportsmen CAMBRIDGEBLUES
Under pressure, tell bishop, for example PRELATE