The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,502 - Jan 5 2024

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A bathroom fixture lacking base and stand ABIDE
Advantage in competition from loaf, singular baked item HEADSTART
Albatross regularly following sound from cork trees POPLARS
Ball that's targeted article by large canine JACKAL
Casino built outside Italy's capital city NICOSIA
Consumed all contents from set rate menu EATEN
Cook rhubarb with fish? That's revolutionary DOCTOR
Digging Eastern illustrations around hotel EARTHWORK
Distress when a French copper cuts foot AFFLICT
Funds removed from banks I had cancelled UNDID
Further test son's taken in two subjects RESIT
Machine that turns coffee making low temperature hot LATHE
Merry prisoner court dismissed on the bottle CONVIVIAL
Multitude of cycling heats SWARM
Not running, aluminium internal parts OFFAL
Out of many directions, soldiers returned in formal line beside lodgings FROMALLQUARTERS
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Padded copper ring with gleaming exterior CUSHIONY
Parts of plants sustained energy STAMINA
Partygoer comparatively bold removing top RAVER
Posh folk taken from Paris to Sicily ARISTOS
Roast meat put with reduced wine LAMBAST
Roughly nine letters Matt is sending to Coventry SILENTTREATMENT
Stickybeaks in conversation care about lottery PRIZEDRAW
Stirrers from Costa no cost -- gratis to put another way AGITATORS
Superfluous part of garment, we're told WASTE
Swimming in her pond is a mood booster ENDORPHIN
Type of lorry winged beast escaped, so Spooner says FLATBED
Urges to grasp core of definitive disciplines PUNISHES
Various waterfowl close to lake DIVERSE
Wood like dog's brought back BALSA
Writers Laurence and Laurie discussed in rigorous way STERNLY