The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,689 - Mar 17 2018

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About to go over impressive lifting procedure used in the kitchen RECIPE
Beats a retreat, protecting powerful ruler TSAR
Beryl regularly consumes a small piece of cake EASY
Bound to admit blunder, if scared TERRIFIED
Clothes primarily large? Admit one could be in a big top CLOWN
Competition finally reduced by 50 per cent EVENT
Dancing is a talent or tease TANTALISE
Deputy to close bank DEPEND
Fabricate hamper -- university needs to replace one CONSTRUCT
General's vast banquet WIDESPREAD
Golf club's evicting wife? Creeps! EDGES
Guess the pay increase after middle of October THEORISE
He tampers with circulation to keep oxygen in air ATMOSPHERE
Isolation unit needed in outbreak of illness LONELINESS
It spins up and down ROTOR
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Leaving out nothing on assignment OMISSION
Male in favour of sitting in bed for relaxation COMFORT
Men shown up in conversations, poor things TROOPS
Miserly average plan MEAN
One polishing rag? EDITOR
Orders stir unions to get agitated outside court INSTRUCTIONS
Poorly American with temperature getting fixed portion of food, for example ILLUSTRATION
Pretty good trade show FAIR
Shame about our pal cavorting to get approval POPULARITY
Slim model's rear shown in poster SLENDER
Smears -- they're often seen on children's knees PLASTERS
Snake and rodent let out by river RATTLER
Spouting off about exercises working OPERATING
Tree -- do we set up shelters over bits chopped up? FIREWOOD
Wanted gentleman to conceal achievement? On the contrary DESIRED