The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,240 - Dec 21 2019

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A constituent that's divorced? APART
Acorn with slight mutation arising, my word, that's initially important ACRONYM
After reforming, turn out educated or self-taught? UNTUTORED
Approved finale with men O'Connor maybe brought over ENDORSED
As spy at GCHQ eats, twit occasionally drops food SPAGHETTI
Bizarre, retiring somewhere in California -- blunder by you and me? SURREAL
Club in Milan shifted painter to rendering INTERPRETATION
Collars -- you probably have 20 of them NAILS
Commercial about poet's inspiration was funny AMUSED
Dash or run to be involved in the day victory came twice VERVE
Decorous meeting in Kent? SEDATE
Eggheads showing foolish elitist leaning INTELLIGENTSIA
Listen, playing it adds the sparkle to Christmas TINSEL
Made of clay, shell-like article held up by knight EARTHEN
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Meadow pipit's home with the most slender dimensions LEANEST
Nebulous body, fighting between two sizes SWARM
Official ghost writer's boss should be charitable PUBLICSPIRITED
One guarantees being cool and confident, right? INSURER
Outbreaks of movie star Moore appearing in films like Exodus EPIDEMICS
Paper from Paris wraps a sparkling drink LEMONADE
Partly explode prototype spinning missile TORPEDO
School of architecture academy runs up to about the last month ARTDECO
Slough's moderate Tory followed by fifty plus WETLAND
They study some fish, little ones SCHOOLCHILDREN
They take you out on your birthday MIDWIVES
Think twice about Bible class with son falling behind idiots REASSESS
Tinker a little, using starter only after car's repaired RASCAL
University dons huntin' marine creature SEAURCHIN