The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,849 - Apr 25 2012

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A dreamer with no name embraces church, having no shade ACHROMATIC
Being a bit different, it yields ENTITY
Channel island area and state IOWA
Cotton belt's first alcoholic drink BALE
Dispatched to cover a press ceremony in church SACRAMENT
Dump doctor before work DROP
Enthusiastic about including Mahler's last opening bars INTRO
Excessively modern England few regulated NEWFANGLED
Face drop during struggle VISAGE
Haul includes container for wine and pipes TUBING
He is excluded from design of phenomenal source of illumination NEONLAMP
Inexperienced soldiers beset by information GREEN
Instant cure initially found in most of samples TRICE
Lacking a stone, grabs one showing no mercy PITILESS
Launch full of drugs? SPEEDBOAT
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Percentage losing heart during speech surgery OPERATION
Plates placed under popular apprentices' contracts INDENTURES
Relative's known aims to be put off KINSWOMAN
Scurrying supporter is up, wearing fancy jewellery BEETLING
Second-rate crossword compiler cried about keeping love MEDIOCRE
Shifts clobber before staff realises, finally GEARSTICKS
Sick twice, absorbing wife's hostility ILLWILL
Signs nothing -- and people sail without trouble OMENS
Stitch around back of skirt causing worry STEW
Theatre dames with right to drop a couple of places BOARDS
This lawyer can reach us -- blame changes AMBULANCECHASER
Time is lost -- and energy -- producing list ITEMISE
Used explosive bullets initially and survived BLASTED
Why a severe punishment? WHATFOR