The Telegraph - Cryptic - Aug 07, 2015 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Telegraph - Cryptic Crossword Puzzle Solution - Aug 07, 2015

Clues	Answers
A frothy talk about heroic doings in story form	SAGA
American 'no' upset king	YANK
Beasts? A number will be found in Civil Service	CANINES
Boy, one who wanders around	DAMON
Brute heading off in one direction	EAST
Clerics on a sacred meandering around church	ARCHDEACONS
Confessed in quiet, having got torn apart	SHRIVEN
Court order as before -- when lad falls short	ASBO
Diana disguised as a nymph	NAIAD
Drunk will hide leg 5 Down today?	TONIGHT
Filthy place reported -- a problem with infection	STYE
First of Acrosses gets one troubled for a very long time	AEON
Girl was deceitful and ventured forth	SALLIED
Handsome prince saw this pre-midnight opportunity for repose	BEAUTYSLEEP
Hero, man constructing symbol for Judaism	MENORAH
Hesitation to come before huge god	EROS

Clues	Answers
Maiden is clutching a very small bird	MAVIS
Mischief as eight nuns may go off the rails	NAUGHTINESS
Most important one should get 100 for this subject	TOPIC
Mother country getting into terrible conspiracy	MACHINATION
Phrasing OTT possibly for this final comment?	PARTINGSHOT
Politicians admitting blunder with modern technology in spheres of operation	TERRITORIES
Racist, I fancy, could be using scorn	SATIRIC
Rickshaw set to be mended with thin piece of wire	CATSWHISKER
Schoolmaster assists only some of these characters in periods	ERAS
Sign of sorrow or rage	TEAR
Singer in crazy outfit meeting top people	MADRIGALIST
Star admits theft finally -- shock!	STUN
Subsequently seen as not real, phoney	LATERON
Superior female looking bashful, being taken in hand?	USHERED
Tall man's regularly ignored regrettably	ALAS
Victor maybe gets to hold nothing	HUGO