The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,036 - Nov 29 2012

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Clues Answers
Beam's, say, providing lift RAISE
Canon with dire changes for sacrament ORDINANCE
Clown, often melancholy, improvising caricatures initially? COMIC
Ecdysiast ends in act showing little bust STATUETTE
Enclosure crammed keeping Queen band together COOPERATE
Fire was one thing to heat water ELEMENT
Hill's divided by rushing stream TORRENT
Incorrigible, wasting time relaxing CONGENIAL
Indian capital RUPEE
Just ego's hurt I fancy RIGHTEOUS
Lady of the French game DUCHESS
Little friendship following second love SWEETIE
New Avenger giving chase ENGRAVE
Nice parting speech? ADIEU
Oriental bird after endless happiness EASTERN
Parading topless with a bow? ARCHING
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Pirate's earthy character for the audience CORSAIR
Policeman's discharge around large parade DISPLAY
Poor signs perhaps for medical forecast PROGNOSIS
Redeem seeing miracle play RECLAIM
Shady girl flashed on street DISHONEST
Stop terrorist head backing state AVERT
Sweetheart with reason to get touchy EMOTIVE
Threatening nothing less, accepting nothing OMINOUS
Tin or can possibly holding last of preserve? CONTAINER
Tough chop found in empty carvery CHEWY
Traditional Catholic in charge of controlling girl CLASSIC
Uplifting piano music by the French composer ELGAR
Warn of downfall supporting left PORTEND
Win over a team leader in position PLACATE
Woolf in essence shows skill FINESSE
Writer gave up on Old English DEFOE