The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,580 - Jun 16 2011

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A group performing in dump ABANDON
Bird's dead degenerate DRAKE
Boils furiously in a hard scrap ABOLISH
Bowls and fields around end of green ARENAS
Changing tone, it helps her job? TELEPHONIST
Charge from force on one holding up train? RAMPAGE
Class dunce has nothing right ASSORT
Coke head in increase for habit ADDICTION
Commanding American soldiers with physical exterior MAGISTERIAL
Company facing start of military strike action COMBAT
Criminal let out from closed institution CONVENT
Defend former wife with scheme taking one in EXPLAIN
Fairy stories produced by press IMPLORE
First woman holding credit card up is devious EVASIVE
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Girl is someone keeping supple LISSOME
Guys surrounding exhibition case for strips DENUDES
However, chap's half masculine BUTCH
King among men destroyed following Achilles' lead AGAMEMNON
Naked after day in hotel is reserved INDRAWN
Nick heavy weight up on church NOTCH
Pickled with brine, I eat nuts INEBRIATE
Pig's head? SWINEHERD
Rumours sweep preceding son's return SCANDAL
Secret society wrongly denies getting time inside CLANDESTINE
Smash opening of bathroom cabinet clutching chest BLOCKBUSTER
Staff more optimistic following Conservative leader CROSIER
Starts to take alternate course, keeping steady TACKS
Thus Tory leader holds fight for council SOVIET