The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,435 - May 24 2017

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Behold -- there's black gold in Virginia! VOILA
Carve a design in sailing vessel when king's disembarked ETCH
Celebrity footballers appearing on covers of magazine FAME
City area that's part of court estates DOCKLANDS
Court women in bedroom finding problem with furniture WOODWORM
Day's beginning sooner than expected, at great cost DEARLY
Deliver brief US state victory over East CALVE
English encounters rising regard ESTEEM
Fast food ban here? Never! SNACKBAR
Free beer on site, but no seconds, is an anathema BETENOIRE
Ground Force applied to get coveted position PRIDEOFPLACE
I do one chapter that's much admired ICONIC
Idiot has look around for rope LASSO
Items for auction will include universal plant LOTUS
Look like dropping soldiers for a small rally ASSEMBLE
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My supporter must incorporate grand retinue CORTEGE
Oriental that's abandoned as partner for ever ETERNALLY
Outsider pants, feeling effects of exertion LONGSHOT
Part of agreement is a necessary medical infusion TISANE
Persistent objections must be raised and initiated STUBBORN
Presses son to support club IRONS
Quarter European, say newspapers FOURTHESTATE
Soldiers on charge initially concealed bloomer ORCHID
Struggle, seeing Tory beaten soundly by female CONFLICT
Submitted, being sent across island POSITED
There's nothing in the outskirts of Pinner for this flier PLOVER
Things put back in cosmetics? ITEMS
Turned up, being inclined to follow a team's leader ATTENDED
Wheelwright's representative? SPOKESMAN
Youth is naked and prone to be distant OUTLYING