The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,705 - Aug 18 2013

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A lot of rulers can be extremely dastardly and disagreeable DYNASTY
A pacifist finally in position to pacify PLACATE
Advises what's one essential to make a crossword popular CLUESIN
Appropriate port for ship? On the contrary RIGHT
Badger member of undistinguished trio HARRY
Beethoven's work, including his fourth, is rousing stuff EROTICA
Bird taking most of fruit -- shame about that GUILLEMOT
Change order right before meal -- dig in without starters REALIGN
Charge for bridge, going over river to do some fishing TROLL
Construction associated with Hoover when put in as US president ADAMS
Doctor man's cut in private room SANCTUM
European money formerly put into education DUCAT
Evil-doer holding power, professional propagandist? SPINNER
Having reformed, in ashes and sackcloth HESSIAN
Hit it big, ultimately, in royal house in European city STUTTGART
Illicit tapes show awful working environment SWEATSHOP
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Large number in middle of summer THOUSANDS
Like debonair young man in a hurry DASHING
Movie director set to shoot after brief hold-up HITCHCOCK
Newspaper partly concealing crime in minister's house PARSONAGE
Old clothes in which to chatter idly TOGAS
One of those sweet words of affection or love NOTHING
People's leader elevated and honoured PRAISED
Philosopher, self-proclaimed existential thinker? DESCARTES
Pour cold water on a book of prophecy HOSEA
Question one about name obliquely ASKANCE
Small happy dog's air of superiority SWAGGER
Sourcebook? GENESIS
Sources of information for many as dim as me, possibly MASSMEDIA
The thankyou letter coming from Athens originally THETA
Understanding not absent from mind, proverbially INSIGHT
Writes a short novel about university AUTHORS