The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,747 - Dec 28 2011

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Clues Answers
A person protected by another honour AWARD
Attacks permits to go by plane LETSFLY
Book in New Testament covering church affairs ROMANCES
Cat crossing a river has a bit of neck LARYNX
Co-operate, putting drama before dance PLAYBALL
Current number of students following a course STREAM
Dictator's son locked in warehouse DESPOT
Drink it on bail for a change LIBATION
Drugs for the leading actress? HEROINE
Errors in items of intimate apparel BLOOMERS
Forging relic's age is an act of heresy SACRILEGE
Go too far -- finished on ladder OVERRUN
Hindu belief in flower on banks of Rhine REINCARNATION
Instructions for monarch to be executed in underwear BRIEFINGS
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Mate's standard lease is up PARTNER
Old-fashioned but alive, and made changes MEDIAEVAL
One of five in street finally recognises eye problems SQUINTS
Outwardly healthy passion offers ideas for way of getting to sleep HYPNOSIS
Pedigree cattle finally corralled by genial lunatic LINEAGE
Regret accepting key delivery RESCUE
Reverse of French achievement DEFEAT
Run, in case of savings and investments SHARES
Science degree thus not needing university MATHS
Secretive and depressed, stop operating CLOSEDOWN
Shelled crab has it on a dish with rogan josh RAITA
Unexpectedly caught in tuna war escalation UNAWARES
Up for porridge after tea finishes ASTIR
Water-borne constituent? FLOATINGVOTER