The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,240 - Jul 26 2013

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A chime from the belfry's keeping quiet -- requests being made APPEALS
Analyse astronomical distance without using speed of light PARSE
Be ill, eating nothing -- after which one is dressing AIOLI
Cat carried around close in a pick-up TONEARM
Cook employed by bistro, a star ROAST
Copper and quiet old man getting together for a drink CUPPA
Deformed character, seemingly modern, needing love QUASIMODO
Drink? Bobby goes to work after a litre ALCOPOP
Exclamation of surprise about identity revealed by woman post-match WIDOW
Guillotine done its job? Check! HEADOFF
Like the modern computerised office with bare walls? PAPERLESS
Mum's pet is a dog MASTIFF
Office assistant in tenanted property bringing up kids PARENTING
On tops of collectors' tables old money is put out EXTINCT
Peculiar extent to which holy person must go STRANGE
Plant collections outside university LOTUS
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Polite man's not a silly fool SIMPLETON
River once more receding with rain reduced by half NIAGARA
Saloons we refurbished in period when few visitors would be expected Lowseason
See film with Oscar-winning actor LINCOLN
Slight cut? Then get in something that could be injected INSULIN
Stalemate that is restricting politician, twerp IMPASSE
Stars come in view with sun sinking ARIES
Stop gift, having had change of heart PREVENT
Take off a grasping bishop in TV series SOAPOPERA
That is the thing to enthral some of the French IDEST
Theologian in one part of the UK walks with swaying gait WADDLES
Threat maybe from this companion of Alice's? MADHATTER
Way of speaking of various characters in citadel DIALECT
What could be quaint, coming to sale finally? ANTIQUE
What's handwritten diagram showing data for car? AUTOGRAPH
World of learning made to look silly, wonderful on the outside ACADEME