The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 626 - Oct 19 2020

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A note describing blighter in shopping precinct ARCADE
A verse, great and different, innovative AVANTGARDE
Agreement over fashionable American instrument CONCERTINA
Bedtime drink from fancy thing with lid NIGHTCAP
Continue to accept support, then renege GOBACKON
Determination shown by Greek leading Italian GRIT
Family is able to round Lima CLAN
Female in undue haste to get sporting prize THEASHES
Government, say, stopping return of Arabic ruler REGIME
Hard as nails, American soldier breaking free RIGID
I've to describe Noah, unlikely literary hero IVANHOE
In favour of lengthy delay PROLONG
Joy, one with blood ties, heading off ELATION
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Motoring school, currently very popular RIDINGHIGH
Musty around first of barns, farm building STABLE
One going inside to join private, perhaps SOLDIER
Rally supported by northern fanatic DEMON
Runs into very quiet group of soldiers TROOP
Service – mother's set, originally MASS
Show disapproval over examination about island TUTORIAL
Sign on, in foreign shores, a powerful beast SHIREHORSE
Swindle man on board ROOK
Tea is prepared after end of his afternoon nap SIESTA
Type of whiskey got from Mayfair is high-class IRISH
US writer's couple of lines inside on a page read out EDGARALLANPOE
Very funny team parting company SIDESPLITTING