The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,491 - Dec 23 2023

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Adult male in jail, set up, given life ANIMATED
Ambience you'll find in restaurant AURA
Area with sign about double parking in Syrian city? ALEPPO
Balkan native welcoming to New Englander BOSTONIAN
Bridging loose to start with, cracked teeth wobble -- not fair! BELOWTHEBELT
Connoisseur's item offered at lower price first? SPECIALIST
Copper linked with exquisite poison CURARE
Crowd disturbance -- island in decay RIOT
Dad backing mum perhaps is obvious APPARENT
Delightful day for Kitty FUND
Director to finish around four EXECUTIVE
Explosive made with tiny fragments DYNAMITE
Fine weapon -- Old MacDonald had one FARM
Fish, net and deck GARLAND
For jocular remarks one's devoured by diabolical serpent, alas! PLEASANTRIES
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Hour with Oscar in local, hammered: the cause? ALCOHOL
Infamous red mark -- lipstick initially involved STALIN
Model soldier likely to drop -- almost dead PARAGON
One might be thrown in dryer TOWEL
One-nil up, I help distraught Reds fan? OENOPHILE
Parisian behind Irish tune on the radio? DERRIERE
Related to dance, this needs feet moving! TREADLE
Restriction on entry that may be lifted? PORTCULLIS
Smear with ink? LIBEL
Somebody's large whiskey -- one gallon! BIGWIG
Supporter using muscle to protect new player BENEFACTOR
This Camembert is not too bad HARDCHEESE
Toady caught with revolutionary noble CREEP
Wear armour regularly showing flaw ERROR
Worker good when in better shape? GASFITTER