The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 3,116 - Jul 11 2021

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Another drink shortly served up for serious criminal LIFER
Asian trio hard at it, originally THAI
Award returned in spring, no good GONG
Base failing, reportedly? FLOOR
Bully I'd found in buddy INTIMIDATE
Burnt fish, like snapper say? CHARRED
Corking line about conversion of pope STOPPERING
Corrupt mates in power STEAM
Cut made by champions? TOPSIDE
Divide by two (well divided by five) HALVE
Duck caught by male grouse MOAN
Early years at home, complicated INFANCY
Felon conveyed agreement CONSENT
For example, fine writer is into beer PENALISE
French novelist's sound rock SANDSTONE
Gold figure kept in empty cabinet for crown CORONET
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Half came, one in twelve descended from French colonists CAJUN
Lecturer boarding cutter, forgiving type PARDONER
Liberal showing no mercy UNSPARING
Lost, as a boat may be? ATSEA
New leaf let go in French bean FLAGEOLET
Opening bit for spokesperson MOUTHPIECE
Perfect without stitches? SEAMLESS
Picked up by the ears, number of cows, it's said HEARD
Prepared in the morning, as salad may be? DRESSED
Sew name originally on right shirt or trousers, say? MENSWEAR
Some bar I drank dry! ARID
Some printed text allowed by Queen in the public notice LETTERHEAD
Spectacle seeing insect on leaf PAGEANT
Top forty in Roman numerals on the radio? EXCEL
Two rugby union teams perhaps imbibing swiftly initially -- as this? THIRSTY
Wrongdoing in cooler, scarcely contained INJUSTICE