The Telegraph – Cryptic – Jul 23 2018

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Clues	Answers
Argument about river fish	SPRAT
Arm possibly lacerated initially, one needing doctor	LIMB
Bake unusual British dish on a skewer	KEBAB
Early meeting might go to pieces quickly	POWERBREAKFAST
Excellent money	CAPITAL
Extremely precise	VERY
Fascinated, talked out loud	RAPT
Hairstyle attributed to supermodel	PERM
In blessing, everything is swell	BALLOON
King ending in Bangladesh, an Asian ruler	KHAN
Lolly, something to eat	BREAD
Name ultimately I spelt wrong in letter	EPISTLE
Old fogey seen in two parties	DODO
Old weapon as good in the main, imperfect originally	ASSEGAI
Open champion finally embraced by team from America?	UNSCREW
Part of the orchestra in the money?	BRASS

Clues	Answers
Perfect — unlike a cricket ball?	SEAMLESS
Pure tuna mixed with a condiment	UNCONTAMINATED
Servant in part of novel?	PAGE
Shock — what cricketer may do?	BOWLOVER
Somewhere in church, patterns all over the place	TRANSEPT
Sovereign is backing father	SIRE
Time to join friend for match	TALLY
To the best of my understanding, it’s the horizon on a clear day? (2,3,2,1,3,3)	ASFARASICANSEE
Tolerate resistance	STAND
Top seat alongside head of trade	TRUMP
Total wrong — on the contrary!	OUTRIGHT
Troughs, say, in middle of pigsty	GUTTERS
Waste material rotten, bitter mostly	OFFAL
Whiff of Melbourne, perhaps, with English cake	VICTORIASPONGE
Winger down	SWALLOW
Woven carpets in bands of various colours	SPECTRA