The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,223 - Dec 2 2019

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A quarrel about right marker ARROW
Arrest Greek character during row DETAIN
Attendance good at start of event GATE
Box blows over SPAR
British want to protect the blighter BLACKGUARD
Coming from the sea, unexpectedly OUTOFTHEBLUE
Country's desire to have Middle East involved YEMEN
Duty of Bede, I suspect, in ordinary northern church OBEDIENCE
Easy to carry -- piano or desk? PORTABLE
Fail to include old Cambridge seat of learning OMIT
Fit to bust, tart somehow gets revenge TITFORTAT
Fungal growth, slight on endless sheep MILDEW
Further bit player EXTRA
Head of family, perhaps, could make protest about curtailed hearing MATRIARCH
Hold back substitute RESERVE
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Ladies' group -- function we run for a man on his own, perhaps WIDOWER
Man, humorist in play KINGLEAR
One taking a lot of interest in ancient city, certain to be impressed USURER
Oscar after Henry's ring HALO
Publisher entertained by very French companies TROUPES
Spiv with detailed plan, lout recalled WIDEBOY
Tense, working to seal one fault IMPERFECTION
Tree, thinner on top having been pollarded ALDER
Used to agree with husband too SECONDHAND
Very clean, unlike a leopard? SPOTLESS
Vessel more willingly boarded by companion SCHOONER
Watch first batsman? Quite something EYEOPENER
Writing about it, girl becomes unpredictable HITANDMISS
Yellow River associated with unknown disease CHICKENPOX
Young woman crossing river shows strain WRENCH