The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,989 - Feb 3 2019

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A short over ACROSS
Clever Dick blitzed tyrants with spam SMARTYPANTS
County flock diminished, as some might say? LEICESTERSHIRE
Cricket side hit out ONSTRIKE
Deal with fine crack FACE
Domestic restriction in the main covered by period on holiday HOUSEARREST
File useless in the end, hammer nails RASP
Frustrating thing, redundancy process? DISAPPOINTMENT
Good to confine son, sports official has claimed -- buzzy little nipper? HORSEFLY
Huge 4WD car, the real cost laughable? CHELSEATRACTOR
In audition, person singing note TENNER
Mediterranean island fit for uprising? ELBA
Observer's problem, subeditor tampering with yesterday's editorial, all kicking off STYE
Oven meal needing no introduction OAST
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Preening string of feathers, smart BOASTING
Present a woman's leg, perhaps? STOCKINGFILLER
Prize money in small clean bags PURSE
Provided in cafe, a stonking big meal FEAST
Quickly flip through second Kipling novel SKIM
River bird, player of many tunes DEEJAY
Ruin holiday BREAK
Small margin of victory in NW only, apparently NOSE
Some piping hot wraps rolled off SCAFFOLDING
Support vehicle heading west, kilometre behind RACK
Talker is remarkably bright, perhaps? STARLIKE
Top bounder? JUMPER
Twinkling beam FLASH
Vaulted ceiling of green repeated in building of pale red LEAPFROGGED