The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,852 - Apr 28 2012

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A disreputable newspaper going over Henry's first wife's home ARAGON
Admitting husband to be caught by hoodlum THOUGH
American novelist gets gangster trapped by one spilling the beans? SALINGER
Amount carried puts poor horse in strain TONNAGE
Appreciate where batsman is safe INCREASE
Base purpose MEAN
Briefly interest one friend, a close one INTIMATE
Cleansing, hoovering up cat's hairs CATHARSIS
Cloud right in position STRATUS
Cover a SW river in container vessel CATAMARAN
Dangerous situation for soldiers in large body MORASS
Delay -- something found on road and railway TARRY
Extra payment daily in boom SURCHARGE
First of crashes in long list following motorway's aggressive attitude MILITANCY
Fixers sort Blues out, poking nose in Troubleshooters
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Flower in singer Dion's make-up CELANDINE
Food regularly eaten not fresh containing potatoes primarily STAPLE
Gas liable to overcome father PROPANE
Having good time in Bedfordshire town, one's keen for more GLUTTON
Helicopter going round North, moving stealthily SNEAKING
Incite tribesman to shake member of government CABINETMINISTER
Joint supporter a poisonous creature COBRA
Priestly robe to get by COPE
Put out no praises -- the opposite? ASPERSION
Regarding an episode ABOUT
Shell suit CASE
Ship to navigate round a mine at first STEAMER
Spy a toff AGENT
Supported by the church in former time ONCE
Transport supremo playing for money BUSKING