The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,238 - Dec 19 2019

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Catch he-men cavorting around top of stage ENMESH
Check return of Queen with popular support REIN
Clowns often making idiotic comments say, originally COMICS
Confident fool shamefaced about United ASSURED
Considered well upset seeing drunk outside SUPPOSED
Corrupt worthy accepts promotion DECADENT
Democrat winds up giving threats DANGERS
Dog set about heavy chow STODGE
Double short knocked back creates complaint MURMUR
Elderly beginning to adore absorbing new programme AGENDA
Employs American round outskirts of Seattle USES
Empty Anglican Church following American custom USANCE
Face of First Lady almost wreathed in joy ELEVATION
Faint shortly overcoming wife SWOON
Feeling much better? ARROGANT
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Fuel resentment with being consumed by diet FIREWOOD
Horror of nudist as teacher DISTASTE
Humiliation as member rants drunkenly EMBARRASSMENT
Liberal low-down love god embraces you, say GENEROUS
Melody imbues pitch occasionally MUSIC
Obstinacy namely involves terribly stern caning INTRANSIGENCE
Old boy's always purchasing 'right' Spectator OBSERVER
Overpower some trespasser perhaps, getting upended REPRESS
Parlour game had races, unfortunately CHARADES
Pasta heaps with last of Parmesan topping NOODLES
Republican centre supporter brought up nonsense RHUBARB
Solid forward covering player with Everton's wingers PERMANENT
Swears, parking, left on rims PLEDGES
They manage change half-heartedly COPERS
United scored wasting time ALLIED