The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,973 - Oct 14 2018

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Brave -- ultimately afraid, see, of nobody DEFY
Caught learner initially exiting big intersection on other side OVERLEAF
Cautiously move below large rocky ridge LEDGE
Dangerous striker in the box, one grabbed by Scottish player PITVIPER
Deliberately lost, like defeated wrestler, perhaps THROWN
Early deposits, we hear, in regular payment DUES
Funding a grand opera? Doesn't sound like it! AIDA
Got a loan outside bank, interest-free? BORROWED
Male lawyer of bad repute in East producing general panic MASSHYSTERIA
Malinger, albeit poorly in earliest stage GERMINAL
Man's covered by notice I check and copy -- stick with it ADHESIVETAPE
Meeting, with skill, covering disorder up ASSEMBLY
Not beyond showing humour with short clue WITHIN
Of a political type different to us, in NI? UNIONIST
Offer to wrap new tie BIND
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Part of Southern England understood in North KENT
Primate, in practice, preceded by bishop, say MANDRILL
Put in solitary, fellow citizen of ours LONDONER
Reminder for actor in carefree play, in part PROMPT
Remote lake Stanley finally found in expedition OUTLYING
Request access to have meal inside ENTREATY
Rogue, leader of thieves, Russian forger? TROUBLEMAKER
Service area set back a long way away AFAR
Small object put in post SEND
Somebody else supported by a line? Only in theory NOTIONAL
Something played in time by title-holder? SPINET
Specialized corps in army role, as arranged ROYALMARINES
Stranger not even seen by monarch ODDER
Theorem regularly selected for school period TERM
Watching big game, top journalist described what happened in court ATTESTED