The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,440 - May 30 2017

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A flower came up AROSE
After start of romance, current writer's become tender RIPEN
Amazing bird caught in time? Just the opposite STARTLING
Arrest spies, we're told SEIZE
Assembling musical instrument before I perform? ORGANISING
Bank worker eating most of party fare? TRAVELLER
Biggest girl eats bananas, dropping one LARGEST
Biologists, say, analysed insect's bits, taking out book SCIENTISTS
Biting piece of fried food CRISP
Buy and sell vehicles TRAFFIC
Cleaner married for attractiveness CHARM
Closed book -- whodunnit MYSTERY
Closest sticks are in hideaway? NEAREST
Dales town planned to evict a local community SETTLEMENT
Great spinning, fill up net PLENTIFUL
Great waves from 22, we hear SEAS
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Island somewhere in Kent is perfect IDEAL
Kiddie chortles holding parrot ECHO
Kindles modified her cost TORCHES
Leave Billie? HOLIDAY
Not eager to put out large fire SACK
Putin perhaps seeing his end after US airs broadcast RUSSIAN
Radical former lover, male, housed by elder perhaps EXTREME
Rim -- leg perhaps cut on it LIMIT
River rapids on rocks -- they could get you wet RAINDROPS
Scottish, Welsh, English or Irish flower blight -- which is most intense? DEEPEST
Squawk from chicken but no indication of pain YELL
Strip to run round north slope SLANT
Suggested maid avoids feuds on a regular basis ADVISED
Tees -- gear not allowed on the golf course? TSHIRTS
Thinking of Socrates? PHILOSOPHY
Turn very regretful at heart after sweetheart's upset REVOLVE