The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,880 - Jan 1 2017

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A breather after run that's most unusual RAREST
Austerity measure covering end of year, in short CURT
Church with gold covering one section of it CHOIR
Current measure coming from a legislator before AMPERE
Defeats rising, retaining power in stunned state STUPOR
Difference isn't changing, in manner of speaking DISTINCTION
Do some paving, in a way -- work at last COBBLE
Gave off -- held axe in wrong way EXHALED
Helped as daughter, nursing another relative endlessly ASSISTED
In middle of explanation, altered subject? NATIONAL
Instruments showing parts of organism, hiding nothing CELLOS
New Year award, perhaps happening in part of day HONOUR
Noise made by bee and other insect in rubbish HUMBUG
On first of January, the writer has to dance JIVE
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Peculiar piece of music for 2017, say ODDNUMBER
Plays in that position, hugging a touchline initially THEATRE
Pound in new year in disarray, pretty much NEARLY
Prepare to set off in 2017, for example PRIME
Sailor did his thing, we hear -- descended using rope ABSEILED
Shop for food using strange dialect where some Germans live DELICATESSEN
Somehow bear fury that'll be shorter this year than last FEBRUARY
Stopped working, exhausted again? RETIRED
Stupid pupils are absorbing nothing -- make easier to understand POPULARISE
Subordinate role to play in fraud after short time SECONDFIDDLE
Those exiting, having left European states LEAVERS
Timely statement of intent about what you're working on RESOLUTION
Without restrictions, I'm in dark to a greater extent LIMITLESS