The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,889 - Mar 5 2017

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After initial course, study little SOUPCON
Author mostly told story with no end of flair TOLSTOY
Awfully rough girl's timer with tiny moving parts HOURGLASS
Bishop, for instance, protecting one left in site of Italian cathedral MILAN
Bit of incidental information is turned over with pleasure SIDELIGHT
Craft of forceful diplomacy GUNBOAT
E.g. old cop I redeployed as tracker, say POLICEDOG
Endlessly awful time in retreat HIDEOUT
Friar from Caribbean island DOMINICAN
Hard-hearted prejudice reflected in how Indian addressed European SAHIB
I'm turning up original tunes for record MINUTES
Important judge hiding old intolerant attitudes BIGOTRY
In essence, miller's conclusion it's what he needs GRIST
Intimate letters from Rome redistributed in city further south PALERMO
It's enforced as naughty child does wrong IMPOSED
Lack of faith he's shown in source of notes ATHEISM
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Little agreement COMPACT
Money in many countries held by entrepreneur, ostensibly EUROS
My admission of being dated produces standoff IMPASSE
Part of pig or horse TROTTER
Passes tests, with odd exceptions, producing advantage ASSET
Players stupidly sent a singularly useless instrument? CASTANETS
Popular Conservative policy that's not on the level INCLINE
Preserve a lake as waterway CANAL
Proceed arrogantly, supporting member STRUT
Safe one robbed for Paul's benefit? PETER
Second twist of fate, even after installing new precautionary measure SAFETYNET
Student of biology, for example, arranged insects with it SCIENTIST
Suitable unit alternating with CID, given explanatory title CAPTIONED
Tender pair, shortly before proposal PROFFER
Way to counter being cut off if trial must be rearranged AIRLIFT
Weight attached to expert coder's work PROGRAM