The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,764 - Aug 26 2021

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A reason for empty chairs in our country? BRAINDRAIN
Asian fellows taken in by heretic ARMENIAN
Bone in fish -- meal putting me off CARPAL
Boy's story probed by a theologian LADDIE
Bridge partner of North facing censure SPAN
Cleric involved in secret sin immediately shown up MINISTER
Close friend -- solitary, it's said, facing position of defeat SOULMATE
Country singer returned offering a few notes maybe CASHBACK
Deliverer of goods tricks uninformed worker needing dispatch CONSIGNOR
Fusses, there being a list of upcoming jobs? TODOS
Game with helpful person endlessly offering set of rules RUBRIC
Heads condemning wrong decided on a new course of action? CHANGEDONESMIND
It's certainly not helping mother, getting old DAMAGING
Maureen is on phone -- somewhere for overnight stay needed MOTEL
Odd bits of old material specially fashioned for customer TAILORMADE
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One fellow helping another at an American match GROOMSMAN
Plant knocked over in dark office OKRA
Polish or north European language being heard FINISH
Pollution maybe from industry DUST
Power one observed in catty type leading a new church PUISSANCE
Scottish poet, not the first, to make pots URNS
Single old females escape for adventure perhaps RUNOFF
Something indistinct and black that may be on book's cover BLURB
Sound coming through the mouth? Through the ear! AURAL
Strip of metal or wood to chuck outside FLASHING
Trick needed with very good sea food SCAMPI
Unhealthy group erred, from what we hear and see SYNDROME
We will be not half embarrassed and polite WELLBRED
You'd want me in an emergency? I'd let you down! PARACHUTE