The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,083 - Jan 24 2013

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... you can count on it! ABACUS
Anthem is played catching American fervour ... ENTHUSIASM
Breath of wind over top of prairie GASP
Chest out, esteemed to include most brawny STOUTEST
Climb a castle, destroyed after end of siege ESCALATE
Covering nothing up ... nothing! LINO
Cunning manipulating fault to steal run ARTFUL
Drink and blunder in embarrassed SHERRY
Get hot picture above article SEETHE
Lavish show opening with Queen, plus Queen! SQUANDER
Main constituent? SEAWATER
Noble bird was on top TITLED
Penalty kick, taking one's hard on team PUNISHMENT
Perhaps describing Chile pine? LONG
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Puts down behind gripping bed with sweetheart ASCRIBES
Risk death, getting wind up ENDANGER
Selected stockings cutting extremities from circulation CHOSEN
Sink for doctor before surgery DROP
Small rebuke pinching parking spot SPLASH
Spreads front of silk pants STREWS
Stop embracing redhead and pucker CREASE
Stretched, say, getting conditioned TAUGHT
Supporter's complaint about new player BENEFACTOR
The plane crashed into jumbo ELEPHANT
Uncovering all to clear security COLLATERAL
Various ducks circling river DIVERS
Wear down a supporter of French ABRADE
Writer of rhymes, say, is Tennyson ESSAYIST