The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,867 - May 16 2012

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A useful quality when hardened ASSET
A way into church offering social status CASTE
Agents trapped by criminal lies to a well-connected person SOCIALITE
Always catching lake fish when young ELVER
Animal that's right at home in house RHINO
Better protected by circuits in computers LAPTOPS
Bravery from support structure protecting everybody GALLANTRY
Cards on the table? Heard why party is in part of garden LAYDOWN
Careless broadcast shows needs LACKS
Collapsed on top of lump hammer GAVEL
Concentrated but looking embarrassed, cued poorly REDUCED
Creative and popular opening given, with no limits INVENTIVE
Drunken binge -- rue a pickled vegetable! AUBERGINE
Garment or skirt for stage? APRON
Hope game has primarily got something for devotees PRAYERRUG
Incident in village's last outlet EVENT
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Interviews nude, as ice dancing! AUDIENCES
Italy invested in grant for such a tree CONIFER
Mafia boss contains endless craving in prison DUNGEON
One's heart's a prisoner to it RIBCAGE
Oven-cooked grouse dish ROASTBEEF
Partner's bone dry, if troubled BOYFRIEND
Position of professor is key capital growth CHAIR
Pubs incorporating new buildings for storage BARNS
Read about Mephistopheles rash DAREDEVIL
Reject incentive point SPURN
Resident's final check on bingo call HOUSEMATE
Ring, and yearn to express a view OPINE
Shade's a bit circumspect, really SPECTRE
Some left? Yes, of course CERTAINLY
Something needed for drying out after freak accidents DESICCANT
Very descriptive of poor/rich gap GRAPHIC