The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,136 - Aug 22 2019

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Answer SOS to protect finest building material ASBESTOS
Bad military command makes you nervous ILLATEASE
Cleaning item badly rusted DUSTER
Drawing up as telephone rings PASTEL
Eve's initial place of retreat? EDEN
Fellow consumer? CANNIBAL
Festival holds purpose for Walford resident EASTENDER
Finest in comparative literature ELITE
Focal point in long poem with short introduction EPICENTRE
Guiding light to join Tories? BEACON
He painted birds heading to the south ERNST
Hero outlaw guarding cash machine BATMAN
Invaders in North or South Yemen deposing leader NORSEMEN
Layabout was on line after time WASTREL
Long piano in conservatoire at last PINE
Non-stop news boss communicated EXPRESSED
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Old Yankee traps park-keeper in hothouse ORANGERY
One first in but rarely last out? OPENER
Paignton obliterated, arousing emotion POIGNANT
Personage finally opening show EVENT
Relative close to collapse in French city NIECE
Rich Irish forged coin IRONIC
Sane? Completely so! ALLTHERE
Sea bass DEEP
Seaman loves convoluted excuse ABSOLVE
Servant keeps donkey in corridor PASSAGE
Sock design Gayle modified about right ARGYLE
Stick heard to shatter -- brittle at the end ADHERE
The late shift? NIGHTIE
Very old and wise person circling pitch STONEAGE
Where one relaxes over many pints? WATERBED
Wimbledon winner, English, on roll WADE