The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,679 - Oct 10 2011

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A decoration so often out of place FESTOON
A diner's ordered fish SARDINE
A very strong atmosphere of romance AFFAIR
An armed timing device WRISTWATCH
Appears to understand handwriting SEEMS
Arranged to leave SETOUT
Concerning the morning's papers REAMS
Delivery's not left, though one is entitled to it BIRTHRIGHT
Drama director provides outdated transport STAGECOACH
Escape route taken by aircraft FLIGHTPATH
Filing assistant needs a hand to get to work MANICURIST
Having trouble when bathing? INHOTWATER
He's about to irritate with temporary stoppages HITCHES
Head for a beating but don't turn back FACEDEFEAT
I may enter race, and end up a wreck! RUIN
Identifies celebrities NAMES
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Introduce force, showing initiative ENTERPRISE
Large family, many in jail in America CLAN
Lord, if drunk, becomes flushed FLORID
Mail sorted for capital city LIMA
Raise the pace for the favourites PETS
Retire from the contest -- not up to it? SCRATCH
Saucy curve ARCH
Sound observation, using a quote CITING
Spanish gooseberries DUENNAS
Strange growth, a sight one may see on safari WARTHOG
Talk of Tom in Paris CHAT
Tell of dramatic happening at polling-station RECOUNT
They admit being swingers GATES
They are able to identify trite Latin quotations TAGS
Track a bird RAIL
Transport that gets up speed by putting one's foot down SCOOTER