The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,875 - May 25 2012

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After pursuit I had one held to be examined QUESTIONED
Against orders being given to achieve results Consequences
Buddies offering prayers, holding on CRONIES
Capital city a short distance to the west LIMA
Compel old boy to be deceitful? There's little good in that OBLIGE
Complete act as substitute FILLIN
Doughnuts to get rid of before lunchtime? ANNULI
Faller noted before start of Cup Final EVENTIDE
Fraud with phoney tickets right outside front of racetrack TRICKSTER
Going mad circling bottom of oak tree GINKGO
Group of players sounded disappointed in broadcast SIDE
Nurse getting out drug? There must be safeguard ENSURE
One bishop after another in tricky situation -- ghastly! HORRIBLE
One managed to establish a republic IRAN
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Opening with image cut below it -- an architectural feature PORTICO
Prime requirements for the student are rubber and ruler TSAR
Resistant and high-handed, very contained IMPERVIOUS
Sea creature has first to swim STARFISH
See sort of artist in garret hop-hop around PHOTOGRAPHER
Set of rules which may mean men are 'tied'? DRESSCODE
She sipped her sloppy food SHEPHERDSPIE
Start to attack and exceed the bounds of reason? GOOVERTHETOP
Stay for theatrical item PROP
Stranded presumably and not feeling very well ROPY
The ranks irate, needing inner energy? One should provide fruit ORANGERY
Time in training device may be encouraging man STIMULATOR
Vision's funny, beginning to go OCULAR
Worship may be helping, even when strange at first VENERATION