The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,298 - Oct 2 2013

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Actor shoots sailor FILMSTAR
American shot African lion CALIFORNIAN
Appropriate summary ABSTRACT
Asian missing Eastern holy book KORAN
Boring pieces covering dry cuts BISECTS
Character on staff almost split CLEF
Church in Eire turning up divine liquid ICHOR
City in Afghanistan bulldozed ISTANBUL
Clever lad's prerogatives protected by British common ground BRIGHTSPARK
Cook needs to dress down ROAST
Element of personal antipathy against son SODIUM
End of the line for these old codgers BUFFERS
Fish that's under a foot? SOLE
I've spent my time working with former head of classics EXCON
It's an unusual person that wants chicken underdone RAREBIRD
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Leaves oddly sick sheep SCRAMS
Make one's husband flourish BRANDISH
Mark covering American bear SUSTAIN
Nuts about unprotected park trees CAROBS
Old-timer's surgeon near to collapse VETERAN
Performer offering bare all-in wrestling? BALLERINA
Performing inside thus produces sort of boom SONIC
Punishment for a hacker, it being criminal ATHICKEAR
Reactionary's obscure leap forward HIDEBOUND
Rules excluding leader on school education programmes SCHEDULES
Social cause? OCCASION
Son going to Underworld in dark glasses SHADES
Stalemate as Moor accepts crooked deal DEADLOCK
The magnificence of King George confronting half of Europe GRANDEUR
Upset Abigail disregarding Georgia's excuse ALIBI