The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,768 - Nov 2 2014

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Aridness devastated fish SARDINES
Art of defence seen in answer given by king in front of judge KARATE
As crazy monarch, I'll ban a president ABRAHAMLINCOLN
At this point, repeatedly included by the researcher experimentally HERE
Bob is brusque, say, in heartless way CURTSY
Brave woman's cut short drug HEROIN
Carefully examine old political block VETO
Casually play instrumental part STRUM
Concentrate, being stupid, on a couple of points THICKEN
Disgusting overdraft, evidence of debts ODIOUS
Dishonest person's pronouncement in middle of church NAVE
Doing little work during party period before festival INDOLENT
Eagle, possibly, or parrot, possibly RAPTOR
Establish what's new in a couple of businesses CONFIRM
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Excel in jumping, perhaps, on first leg rather than second? OUTBOUND
I'm uplifted in middle of saintly sermon HOMILY
Indication of distress produced by rent? Doesn't sound like it TEAR
Make nothing of penning article in regular publication ANNUAL
Medical specialist taking client as our GP's poorly PLASTICSURGEON
Old-fashioned projectile making churchman yell audibly CANNONBALL
One of the English county set confused Ian with Charles LANCASHIRE
Otherwise healthy Englishman who wrote about thirty years ago? ORWELL
Problem with that chap twice holding a scoundrel back HEADACHE
Responsibility evenly distributed in round-ups ONUS
Satisfied about first instalment of raise I earn MERIT
They run meetings, providing fliers after church CHAIRMEN
Trip starts in the red, finishes in the black TREK
Vehicle I discarded disappeared VANISHED