The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,972 - Oct 7 2018

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Artificially neat prose? ESPERANTO
Audible disapproval, some of which is savage HISS
Briefly write about vessel with damaged sail as reporter JOURNALIST
Carried out move in second half for City, producing score TWENTY
Claret's being drunk, or other variety of red SCARLET
End labour that's free DELIVER
Equipment for dive in Southern part of Caribbean SCUBA
Foreign money I examine for person in order to follow vocation FRANCISCAN
Influence ignoramus had over university CLOUT
It may be said to limit supply of drink -- in what circumstances? WHEN
It's crucial to bring exemplary worker into country IMPORTANT
It's used to convey kinds of water, in short, with skill HANDCART
King, at this point, accomplished what's within grasp KNOWABLE
Needing to diet, put back cheese in cloth TAFFETA
Not well presented in one part of speech or another POORLY
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Number boy before girl, initially SONG
Pass loaf I had cut NOBID
Plan for trip, I hear, around popular time ITINERARY
Poor learners succeeded in test ASSESS
Put forward for consideration in opposition to euro? PROPOUND
Restore to power to control country REINSTATE
Revered Indian bowler, say, hugged by mother MAHATMA
Serf is of use -- finishes off grave SERIOUS
Small piece of furniture, unlike rocker? STABLE
Something handled in court -- swindle involving inferior china? BADMINTONRACKET
Star on stage opposed to splitting donated money up DIVA
Sun's effect on selected players that produces traction on board CAPSTAN
Support team that's behind BACKSIDE
Weapon almost in danger of dropping off when turned round SWORD