The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 3,240 - Nov 26 2023

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Area is spread around you, land including Turkey EURASIA
Article with coloured packaging, spoilt TAINTED
Bent over, tropical reptile that's very old VELOCIRAPTOR
Bit of a step up in figures I recall RISER
Canny washer, say, after bath SPARING
Divine Comedy primarily lies, tale made up CELESTIAL
English university examination READING
Faultless track, musical talent? PERFECTPITCH
Folding payment up, could I be? ORIGAMI
Food that's green fed to insect ALIMENT
Get involved, as would an actor? PLAYAPART
Opening of cabaret with musical host CHAIR
Overindulgence does maybe end in sobbing when upset GREED
Result, I suspect, more robust LUSTIER
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Sampling wine perhaps, it's tipped back passing flavour around TASTING
Saw somewhat rusty? DATED
Seeds in chickenfeed? PEANUTS
Series missing in repeated dance CHACHACHA
Sideways, last-minute improvement? LATERALLY
Sour-tasting stuff and nonsense RHUBARB
Spear as good in main incursion, initially ASSEGAI
Special message, a reminder of when delivered? BIRTHDAYCARD
Sterility in greeting to dancer Kelly, we hear? HYGIENE
Terrace queen found in royal museum VERANDA
The loos out of order somewhere in Africa LESOTHO
Tripe eaten, say, nothing right GOBBLEDEGOOK
Water gone here? DEADSEA
Wind up around Norway originally from Scandinavia FINNISH