The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,718 - Nov 24 2011

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A place for a contest in broad street AVENUE
Break from popular part of festival? INFRINGE
By implication, learns nothing in US city? NEWORLEANS
Cold sore with lip man treated IMPERSONAL
Congestion tolerated close to festive social gathering JAMBOREE
Delight shown in place with comfort PLEASE
Free like a poodle? Not initially LAVISH
Game explorer POLO
Grandee disturbed about English traitor RENEGADE
Grim study almost embraced by hardline Conservative DREARY
Head for pasta NOODLE
I get ace pot for cooking dish COTTAGEPIE
Joint or cut of pork needed KNEE
Leave exercise held up in river DEPART
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Manipulate one instrumental in bridge construction? ENGINEER
Maritime guide around edges of harbour getting exciting work THRILLER
Normal appeal in piano playing -- or unsettling presence? APPARITION
Old woman at home getting bag in country's chief part? MAINLAND
Out to lunch, a girl improvised song MADRIGAL
Perform better than university volunteers in autumnal period OUTACT
Police concerned with university left to block entrance REGULATE
Send abroad ace having love for European EXPORT
Sickly lad around start of week showing pale colour ALMOND
Side largely with drug -- and provider of drink? TEAPOT
Small article from Grasse among peripheral items of perfumery PUNY
Source of notes kept by hobo eagerly OBOE
What minister regularly does, fine sort entertaining queen? PREACH
Wise person after party getting medicinal measure DOSAGE