The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,821 - Mar 23 2012

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Clues Answers
American novelist's rescue vehicle that sits by the Thames TOWEROFLONDON
Attack taking place -- killing without hesitation ONSLAUGHT
Begins journey from Home Counties -- is last off SETSSAIL
Belief in a male divinity overthrown DOGMA
Carefully chosen soldiers meeting revolutionary beginning to recognise him RECHERCHE
Delight crossing minimal river, it being this? TRICKLE
Determination shown by weak and sickly prisoner brought before ruler WILLPOWER
Doing well in Plymouth, say, and not rocking the boat CONFORMITY
Food in bed is heaven DISH
Grand knight that's too much in control GOVERN
I have to follow a bishop to achieve success ARRIVE
Journeys made by newly-weds heading off RIDES
Like gems destined to be placed around church FACETED
Liqueur -- it upset a latter-day Juliet TIAMARIA
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Mayonnaise has excellent mixture of oil AIOLI
More dirty and horrible? That is right GRIMIER
More socially inept diner is awkward when Queen enters NERDIER
My servant has been retrained as a church official VESTRYMAN
One had a huge amount of meat after I'd served up nasty cold soup! DIPLODOCUS
One put into a house with bishops? That could be a severe sentence, look! LIFEPEER
One's asked to come home before six to what sounds like tea INVITEE
Part of the globe experienced and whisked round, as you might say NEWWORLD
Plant in a garden half eaten? I start to cry AGARIC
Primitive life form Rex found buried in stone GERM
Second half of book -- a page is given to wild animals OKAPIS
Set of principles laid down by Elizabeth I contentiously ETHIC
Something intellectually challenging that goes beyond blue-sky thinking? ROCKETSCIENCE
Undesirable conditions for section of the orchestra STRINGS