The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 716 - Jul 11 2022

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A pasta in capital, not served up before one RIGATONI
Benjamin Disraeli's intellect MIND
Biden role uncertain involving Republican marginal BORDERLINE
Bond, guarded, in receipt of angry tirade WARRANTY
Box containing eastern throwing weapon SPEAR
Cardinal, perhaps making mistake after hotel creates smokescreen REDHERRING
Dickens character has mineral then exotic brew MICAWBER
Feisty old lady's protest about curtailed hearing MATRIARCH
Find way to the ground TRACKDOWN
Follower of Luke over to entertain northern poet JOHNDONNE
French city map on sale, at first CHARTRES
Having accepted work, take off for a place in Kansas TOPEKA
Hospital rang one distraught dependant HANGERON
Hugo character arms dealer almost shot ESMERALDA
Husband, even more good-looking HANDSOME
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Let go without charge FREE
Nervously, is how I corner the horned animal! WHITERHINOCEROS
Record crowd causing an obstacle to progress LOGJAM
Repentant prisoner, tense ahead of ceremony CONTRITE
Ring a theatre set up to produce musical drama OPERA
Short sleep after second game SNAP
Sign of ladies losing weight OMEN
Sit with a rising Greek author AESOP
Stressful past, perhaps TENSE
Swallow audibly, as a joke INJEST
Tea is prepared following son's afternoon nap SIESTA
The vital part of maiden flight MARROW
Timon, say, and a thane in plays ATHENIAN
Tricky question from card, last of four TEASER