The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,805 - Mar 5 2012

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A copper collection? POLICEFORCE
Chap meets a girl -- Heather? ERICA
Check soundness of rule REIN
Church to lease out a place in London CHELSEA
Eliminated outstanding cricket side POLISHEDOFF
Exaggerate one's role playing at cover OVERACT
Fellow tripper, perhaps PARTNER
Find Yank partly involved in US motor racing INDY
Food and money for the journey FARE
Forbidden, but a new constitution is required TABU
Having free rein with regard to the matter INRE
He has publicity consultant as boss HEADMAN
Hold me up and stay EMBRACE
It may be kept or eaten DATE
Lacking a topcoat, that's plain UNVARNISHED
Let's eat out in US city SEATTLE
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Number employed in the theatre ANAESTHETIC
Open to defeat UNDO
Opera house providing extract of 'Tosca' last year SCALA
Overwhelmingly distressed as the lover or the banker may become HEARTBROKEN
Page has ailments -- treated with these? PILLS
Plant in another bed HERB
Player giving lead on pitch OBOE
Resolute enough to put a stop to the bloodshed? STAUNCH
River claims lives twice ISIS
School exercise TRAIN
Service chiefs? HEADWAITERS
Sounds a good player -- give up! CEDE
Studio that is later converted ATELIER
System of bookkeeping as old as the Ark? DOUBLEENTRY
Those on the board who make plans Draughtsmen
Topless females -- a bad sign? OMEN