The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,494 - Oct 14 2020

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Amazement of criminal upset splinter group STUPEFACTION
Choices underpinning island church's help for climbers ICEPICKS
Closed union may be set up to employ such a model NUDE
Communication of formal agreement to get rid of Republican CONTACT
Corner with talk of flower display BUTTONHOLE
Curry favour, seeing supporter welcome wife FAWN
Dismiss a large part of design, or exclude IGNORE
Do very well in old prison when cut off EXCEL
Drama at sea with sick old creature ARMADILLO
Dross incorporating new vernacular SLANG
Egomaniac should be upset and sorry COMEAGAIN
Fanatic's beginning to expect much after the last letter ZEALOT
Flies prophet across South American capital MOSQUITOES
Good point that hurt, filling time unoccupied TOUCHE
Irascible type's gone out after seeing dog dirt CURMUDGEON
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Leaves with no parking skills ARTS
Metamorphosis contains a tense exchange of words CONVERSATION
Number moving south with a need, disheartened THOUSAND
Reacting rashly perhaps to unusual ill-grace ALLERGIC
Relaxed at home because mother left INFORMAL
Result of endless personal belongings EFFECT
Scheme corporation has to employ student PLOT
Son will be taken in by respectable lineage DESCENT
Succeed with Italian -- you must be joking! COMEOFFIT
Suggest job with university behind schedule POSTULATE
The French must be in because there's quiet SILENCE
Things smokers use to protect new teeth FANGS
Took a corner with no right to be on pitch TUNED
Trained surgeons will accept credit for parasites SCROUNGERS
Twin full of spirit rejected such mysteries ENIGMAS