The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 3,070 - Aug 23 2020

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Areas for playing, also in doubles SANDPITS
Banquet attendee doffing cap for religious festival EASTER
Best books in central Greece ELITE
Big fine HANDSOME
Capital seemed unpleasantly cold, looking westward WARSAW
Central parts in clue, confusing NUCLEI
Country manor as elaborate, in parts SANMARINO
David etc ratty, as upset about university STATUARY
Indian sauce in meat, I argued, on the turn? RAITA
Insect main issue when bats come out? CRICKETSEASON
It helps manoeuvres in crazy naval game BATTLESHIPS
Language overcoming terrifying blow? It's hard to say TONGUETWISTER
Many lads initially captivated by lady COUNTLESS
Might one be going for gold teeth, almost all being rotten? ATHLETE
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Old priest reversed banishment EXILE
Only a little relief for terrorist, shot EFFORT
Panic, much like marines ALARM
Person trying to carry old appliance TOASTER
Queen in frenzy having lost lead -- charge! AMPERAGE
Resolve to hug new head TOUGHNESS
Show two under bottom of gravestone in old burial site? POMPEII
Something rolled in gold for so long ADIEU
Steering mechanism rates extraordinarily beautiful work FINEARTS
Sweet pear in caramel finally cooked PRALINE
Topping work of butcher perhaps hasn't started ICING
Vehicles requiring some time to catch terrible Russian MINIVANS
Where picture might be hung immediately ONTHENAIL
Yellow flower existing with cherry LILYLIVERED