The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,982 - May 9 2022

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Acceptable in one piece ALLRIGHT
Act with panache, in audition, producing revolver? TURNSTILE
Anger returned during school term PERIOD
At sea, a duck coming in low AFLOAT
Begin a filling meal LAUNCH
Book first of tests after much delay ATLAST
Brutal, gendarme initially, running in car thief CATBURGLAR
Character associated with 'The Big Sleep'? Yes and no RIPVANWINKLE
Fruit, choice, next to one of London's stations VICTORIAPLUM
Full round in between THOROUGH
German's fine after port wine RIOJA
Hurt fencing schoolboy champion PALADIN
Irish novelist in grave close to Joyce STERNE
Lacking humour, husband no longer in the game WITHOUT
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League match UNION
Leering nastily, taking in one's underwear LINGERIE
Likelihood of seeing nurse outside hospital? THREAT
Number reduced, would you believe? NOLESS
Opportunist appearing in court, shortly CHANCER
Point out charge involving a European INDICATE
Protestant's row in Arabian state ORANGEMAN
Represent guys holding answer MEAN
Seats in church look small CHAIRS
Specialist continued to handle Muslim ruler CONSULTANT
Starts to read Ayn Rand's epic -- excellent RARE
Truthful, female over material FACTUAL
Wasteful tramp runs out after more EXTRAVAGANT