The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 3,021 - Sep 15 2019

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Act that may backfire just the same? DEED
Ball-player demonstrating great skill, one salivating? DRIBBLER
Bird evidently short of breath, briefly PUFFIN
Bit rough originally within party FRACTION
By the sound of it, ancient Briton chosen PICKED
Catch slow-mover that hasn't started NAIL
Device on tree with pin broken TINOPENER
Drinker maybe rudely allowed to bring glass GOBLET
Engine fitting bloke covers if worn out MANIFOLD
Feed stranger after first of friends FODDER
Fine political leaning RIGHT
Heart perhaps in rogue broken by lover, finally CARD
Hesitant female changing FALTERING
Ignore dodgy neighbourhood REGION
Just so optimal, every second in paradise UTOPIA
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One feeding relative rice, for example GRAIN
Pass, then stretch out to go round a keeper GOALIE
Prepared to be fired, being biased LOADED
Quiet moment for comedy routine SHTICK
Red alert activated about posh chap messing around? ADULTERER
Sale I find, after negotiation, agreed upon FINALISED
Sluggish swim, rubbish doing the backstroke? TORPID
Smashing sorcerer WIZARD
Sucker ultimately taken in by ridiculous plan DRAFT
Tongue: deer has one HINDI
Touring America, rebel surprisingly OK for further employment REUSABLE
Very bad, like a candle? WICKED
Visible in Finland, Estonian mountain range ANDES
Women only saving me -- those chaps are macho! HEMEN
Worker ending on stretcher -- bitter? BEER