The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,265 - Nov 7 2016

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Afternoon meal that's served by airlines HIGHTEA
An explosive type of reaction NUCLEAR
County present cars to rent HEREFORDSHIRE
Criticise girl who released much evil PANDORA
Defendant made charges ACCUSED
Dictionary the French team study LEXICON
Ends up with class displaying excessive neatness SPITANDPOLISH
Evens the score with bribes? SQUARES
Finding faults with locks coming apart HAIRSPLITTING
Game that is decided in the end BOWLS
It may be used to lift obstruction BLOCK
Loving the commotion and the band ADORING
Making sense of Gallico? LOGICAL
Minor investors' allotments? SMALLHOLDINGS
New part ordered in foreign port ANTWERP
No child gets two points in set GROWNUP
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Pearl queasy, going to doctor in island capital PALERMO
Placed a cover outside LAID
Possibly hums something sentimental MUSH
Prompt aid for those on TV AUTOCUE
Pure and simple French mother MERE
Ruler and large sheet of paper required EMPEROR
Second injured heron or other waterbird MOORHEN
Small measures that ought to stimulate initially TOTS
Somehow green and in charge of a class GENERIC
Sort of saw for pine FRET
Staff Sergeant initially given credit STICK
The image of Holy Russia ICON
Visitor hurries round to take in industrial Germany RUHR
Ways out exist in conversion EXITS
Work by a pupil is a gem OPAL
You might be if a plan goes wrong INAFLAP