The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,364 - Dec 18 2013

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Agree to drop regulars and name a venue ARENA
American army dress -- overweight, I reckon, not quite complete FATIGUES
Bird finally caught rodent eating it TITMOUSE
Bird finding love in right dump! ROBIN
Bush says people must be respected politicians ELDERSTATESMEN
Circus performer, born in a European setting ACROBAT
Cleopatra is excited after casting off her last breastplate! PECTORAL
Discovered mint with money mainly for South Americans INCAS
Doctor Brown on Italian thriller WHODUNIT
Eastern county rowing crew rumoured to choke SUFFOCATE
Evidence of loss from brewing a keg ale LEAKAGE
Fighter delighted a riot's broken out GLADIATOR
For energy, limits the amount of rapid increases PROLIFERATIONS
Fuelled from a source of lignite dismissed by company COALFIRED
Get separated from fantastic creature in plunge DIVORCE
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Give up and put a coat on before decorating RENDER
Group that spell 'bay' with an 'n'? COVEN
Having some luck working with a cob ONAROLL
It's in a church letter AITCH
Left one protected by upper-class European POLISH
Man of the cloth makes enquiries, not without refusal PRIEST
Part of arable farming's up to date TILLAGE
Prepare too hard for open rule, by the sound of it OVERTRAIN
Protective cover for child in unfinished part of playground SKIDLID
Protective cover for primate in role PARAPET
Quietly enthusiastic about horse PINTO
Scottish engineer admitting mistake with a boatman WATERRAT
Short of verve SPIRIT
Wine kept for man on bench? RESERVE
Worker runs to trap savage fox BEWILDER