The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,686 - Apr 7 2013

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A strange team sport upset one kind of player AMATEUR
Almost die as young animal CUB
As people in charge, they take certain measures RULERS
Blend of spices ideal for a particular purpose SPECIALISED
Checked part in theatre in Edinburgh REINEDIN
Choose how to make one's entrance, we hear, as fighter in ring PICADOR
Composition for clarinet, not new, in musical event RECITAL
Experienced quite a lot of remorse, as one does SEASONED
From which things are bound to be borrowed, presumably with interest LENDINGLIBRARY
Hard-working American men in a tub, say, falling in river INDUSTRIOUS
It's silly to crave ham OVERACT
Left veteran at sea in strong easterly wind LEVANTER
Line very bad? Not bad enough to cause offence LAWFUL
Listed popular bit of song record includes INCLINED
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Mixed up marl I needed for plant PRIMULA
Not the common choice between unexceptional alternatives for growth area GARDEN
One way to secure money soundly tied up TRUSSED
Parking provided in Asian city for ancient games site DELPHI
Part of spoof actually is for real FACTUAL
Person attached to house with red roses LANCASTRIAN
Puzzle -- carefully study what makes mine go off CONFUSE
Schools expelling one older member of family, it's clear TRANSPARENT
Settled one of several pieces of political instability militarily LIT
Snake's adversary -- Saint Patrick, originally ASP
Supporting and helping colleague, in a manner that's relatively consistent PROPORTIONALLY
Understanding chap KEN
University in part of London is getting into a misguided attempt to widen appeal POPULARISATION
Unwanted things on car standard family acquires over short time Parkingtickets