The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 3,228 - Sep 3 2023

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Austere day as little jerk MONASTIC
Beauty in Romeo overcome by small-minded behaviour PRETTINESS
Cold? It's bitter when flipping over, stretching ELASTIC
Creep at the altar, say? INCH
Cross about U-turn of assistant ref, perversion of justice TRAVESTY
English after opening in ball game BAGATELLE
Feeling one put into words SENTIENCE
Frenchman and wife begin again RENEW
Fringes in party, deep red CRIMSON
Gas in mythological vessel, nitrogen ARGON
Glass, one about to smash? TUMBLER
Hike from bottom of gradient over bank TRAMP
Hopeful, having scratched foot, for basic medicine ASPIRIN
Knockout, low sound before bell? HUMDINGER
Lift inoperative ultimately, yet to arrive ELATE
Lower in qualifying, I edge upwards DEIGN
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Mark delicate flier COMMA
One introduced to explosive colour TINT
Pair of creatures, one of those in English willow? CRICKETBAT
Party bringing action with ugly fight PLAINTIFF
PC in seaside resort doffing cap RIGHTON
Pepper money invested in sugar plant CAYENNE
Player in red? LEFTWINGER
Reportedly red-hot fruit CURRANT
Sadden detective and spook DISPIRIT
Scale of crime otherwise confined to hostility ENORMITY
Show trick, surefire success CONCERT
Some invocation in the ordinal NINTH
Up the creek taking a steam bath? INHOTWATER
What's here in truth, I swear THIS
Worshipped figure in deity often legendary, first of all IDOL
Wrong road for biblical mount SINAI