The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,481 - Dec 12 2023

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A bloke comes over wearing dad's hat PANAMA
Area Siam's part of? ASIA
Banner -- I boo Stalin rebelliously holding it ABOLITIONIST
Complimenting peeled dried fruit RAISIN
English books retained by bosses for undergraduates STUDENTS
Enthusiasm after crossword answer and editor's cheerful LIGHTHEARTED
Forgetful sailor was annoyed after nets misplaced ABSENTMINDED
Guardian setter perhaps under close observation WATCHDOG
Heads of colleges independently finding youths embracing girl group CLASSIFY
Huge son stuck in tub VAST
Local's tense state before noon TAVERN
Model keeping uniform for clubs, maybe SUIT
Most foolish fibs about river sediment? On the contrary SILLIEST
No more golf, anybody? GONE
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One arranges new trousers left for upper-class Londoner SLOANERANGER
One kills animal -- a small offence? ASSASSIN
Papa I caught with mainly pleasant piece of cake PICNIC
Phoney European looked over, embarrassed SHAMEFACED
Plate smasher DISH
Pushes boats BARGES
Put a diet off, showing cleverness APTITUDE
Seafaring nuts go canoeing OCEANGOING
Stage entertainment that could be apt? TAPDANCING
Tories laid out leaders EDITORIALS
Trendy greeting in Cricket Club CHIC
Triumphant queen abandoning last old American VICTORIOUS
Wholesome type of word describing Sunak? Good NOURISHING
Wreck in American harbour MARINA