The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,204 - Nov 9 2019

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A mortal chess blunder? SCHOLARSMATE
Animated rabbit is annoying BUGS
Argument from father in street SPAT
Bats in the Belfry? GOLFCLUBS
Beetle perhaps quickly goes into shell CARAPACE
Believe conker will get smashed RECKON
Church festival is something of little importance WHIT
Curse what firefighters do GOTOBLAZES
Dishearten loser I made drunk DEMORALISE
Exchange prisoners of hostile power in return SWOP
Flying airborne, taking in a tense deviation from course ABERRATION
Heartless loud-mouthed directors to be ignored GOBYTHEBOARD
History behind stadium BACKGROUND
Knocked back drink with hotel close by NIGH
Lack the French pique NEEDLE
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Liberal academic exercise PROFUSE
Marked place to use drugs DOGEAR
Men cross about Spain being hot place to grow fruit ORANGERY
Metal van LEAD
Newspaper always accommodates right person with flexible opinions TIMESERVER
Offensive article removed from newspaper CUTTING
Plant lines on Sweeney Todd, possibly BARBERRY
PM second to none endlessly holding ring AFTERNOON
Provide small child to fill in as baseball player CATCHER
Religious leader -- the old cartoon character POPEYE
Rich European students getting turned out? WELLHEELED
Shunning company like mole discovered sheltering spies ASOCIAL
Somewhat rusty member of parliament? TAWNYOWL
Threaten weaver? LOOM
Waterway used by crews, not odd characters in oilskins ISIS