The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,876 - May 26 2012

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Clues Answers
Aliens landed -- let out by environmentalists LITTLEGREENMEN
Apostle unknown to give church offence SIMONY
Badly ruled country not covered outside nanny state BANANAREPUBLIC
Cooking ling Una provides help for chippy NAILGUN
Cross member of Parliament's last to redeem TRANSOM
Developing more by early stage EMBRYO
Fearsome beast dismembered gorilla and ate two-thirds ALLIGATOR
Home Secretary's border chaos MAYHEM
Improvement towards end of game from one side LATERALLY
Intend keeping in King's mistress around for ages MILLENNIA
It helps to pick fruit to cover each tart alternately PLECTRUM
It improves appearance saving chairmen in trouble VANISHINGCREAM
Lady Gaga fronts new singer-songwriter DYLAN
Medicine case after some contents removed SEDATIVE
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Old TV game show featuring proverbial name-caller and his insult POTBLACK
Output of Brahms etc -- miss one to soothe us entertained by highest of the brass CLASSICALMUSIC
Peacekeepers provided men -- mark what they wear UNIFORM
Person in charge, mean fellow, upset work schedule CURATOR
Plan with arsenic involved coming to naught SCENARIO
Provide access to Cambridge college after present era ADMIT
Provoke heartless rider's support STIRUP
Puzzle negative apparently NONPLUS
Recount memories about old cars with Civil Engineer REMINISCE
Report is about resistance supporter TRELLIS
River dweller heading off wizard OTTER
Soften having sacked indefinite number and hire again RELET
Title Beatles' leading pair composed LETITBE
White Hart Lane's rarely welcoming them -- the reverse ARSENAL