The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,693 - Oct 26 2011

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A base in operation AFOOT
A house in the outskirts of Bognor to loathe ABHOR
Area and end of football pitch at which one may worship ALTAR
Bound to start JUMP
Change undergone by inert chemical NITRE
China's study on incomplete shift DRESDEN
Copper, bent, is thirsty PARCHED
Dignified, but terribly elated, accepted vote EXALTED
Eccentric city supporting South Africa ZANY
Enveloped in sound, engrossed RAPT
Ever so sorry about black look OBSERVE
Fished with hook and line after net broke and twisted ENTANGLED
Flag message understood by party JOLLYROGER
Hastily wrote and ran away DASHEDOFF
Hitches a ride, revealing dress SARI
Hotels accommodate ducks with a tremendous fuss HOOHA
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Internet entrepreneur's shop has no right at first ETAILER
Long story about the end of time YEARN
More than enough bread pinched by a day worker ABUNDANT
Old church -- difficult place to find fruit ORCHARD
Peeress offers to protect last of tiger beetles LADYBIRDS
Perverts unhappy with first and second SADISTS
Play for time -- everybody's on the way STALL
Praises almost grown-up friends sacking leader ADULATES
Provides cover for leading gun emplacements UPHOLSTERS
Resents changes incorporating aim for compassion TENDERNESS
Soft and soggy sort of cephalopod guy eviscerated SQUIDGY
Start do late -- cunning or pretentiously creative? ARTYCRAFTY
Suppression of blue joke comes first CRACKDOWN
TV and press doctor has answer for cold MEDIA
Uncompromising bad luck? Not quite HARDLINE
Young shaver getting to fleece boss? SKINHEAD