The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,997 - Mar 13 2019

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Bless the Tories and European Commission value CONSECRATE
Blighter runs in nude, strangely exposed UNCOVERED
Brazilians from area in Corsica possibly? CARIOCAS
Company people must accept solid proof CONFIRMATION
Coward fixing day-care cost without love SCAREDYCAT
Cut speed CLIP
Desolate, having lost king lead STAR
Guarantees end of strike with nurses working ENSURES
Hate seeing platform with no power ODIUM
Hesitate, seeing surge on right WAVER
Kings, for example, confront jokers FACECARDS
Limit spread of mice in a particular area ENDEMIC
Maybe Queen Anne's last call for provision of food CATERING
Measure of prevention on the rise at any time EVER
Meticulous firm on identification and evidence of debts FASTIDIOUS
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Political enforcer understood a means of making cuts WHIPSAW
Profess support MAINTAIN
Puppet of political party on right of course DUPE
Puzzles of oil deposits found around centre of Tooting STUMPS
Rate adjusted to include ten more EXTRA
Slight flavour supplied by metal cruet set TINCTURE
Spoken in support of elite made up of voters ELECTORAL
Spy, losing heart, blocks procedures SYSTEMS
Struggle with purpose and perspective VIEWPOINT
Swine that could make women be sick? WRETCH
Travels free with ease, regularly going missing RIDES
Unable to speak, being delayed by hospital department after train crashed INARTICULATE
Victims of carbon copy attack kept on board ship SCAPEGOATS
Where a camper may be determined INTENT
Writer's bed found in Home Counties SCRIBE