The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,971 - Feb 11 2019

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A bit hasty, mate shot nevertheless (2,4,2,2,3) BETHATASITMAY
A loud attack may make one scared AFRAID
Affected by kick in correctional facility BOOTCAMP
American writer to seek election over there RUNYON
Boy in abbreviated game, forward RUPERT
County's staff returned, ready DORSET
Cover old open-air pool LIDO
Decline drink before round DOWNTURN
Difficult assignment given by high command TALLORDER
Doctor dipping into raised sack? A kind of lottery TOMBOLA
Examination of accounts of car manufacturer close to Detroit AUDIT
Face briefly people giving stream of abuse DIATRIBE
Forcibly strikes barrier in Kent town RAMSGATE
Group of peers rated rollmops, pickled LORDSTEMPORAL
In effect, a serious weapon TASER
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Judge speed RATE
Lady from western country WOMAN
Mean to consume mostly raw fish STINGRAY
Obscure opening in chess game -- it, I suspect must involve knight ENIGMATIC
One dying for a cause in irregular army crossing centre of Khartoum MARTYR
Opposite an American theatre award on top of mantelpiece ANTONYM
Organised party machine, originally unsystematic RANDOM
Paper hat belonging to court jester? FOOLSCAP
Prize dog not right following run out ROSETTE
Satisfied after fruit drop down PLUMMET
Section of text? Rather more EXTRA
See dry rot ruined vessel DESTROYER
Shopkeeper about to make clothes for broadcast RETAILER
The old lady held in reform school ALMAMATER
Working-class twit, silly chap CLOTHCAP