The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,624 - Dec 27 2001

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...zero or negative before night falls! NOTHING
10 degrees in the short December holiday... XMAS
Action is so, if developing then hardening OSSIFICATION
Born and died in penury NEED
Boss's nearly completed den STUD
By the way, what is a money box? PARKINGMETER
Car user not prepared for their stories! RACONTEURS
Colin's heart supported excursion to North African port TRIPOLI
Desired objective encompassing struggle ENVIED
Do they dislike phone boxes abroad? XENOPHOBES
Do they supervise the forest between two adjacent points? WARDENS
Earth, eg, concerned with English growth PLANETREE
Grin, coming across one figure of speech SIMILE
Half open, half hidden, Ian was like a snake OPHIDIAN
I am writer, I have canvas for hardened sinner IMPENITENT
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Illegal act, source of acrimony for part of the Ukraine CRIMEA
Land by river, possibly of old pal in trouble FLOODPLAIN
Long to be dismissed by teachers ACHE
Mix the ingredients for porridge STIR
Polite green returned for power struggle CIVILWAR
Pudding? Own cheeky alcoholic preparation AFTERSHAVE
Record turn around - butter is a symbol LOGOGRAM
Reprimand, being upset after shift DRESSDOWN
Scott's hero was a Russian with a gardening tool IVANHOE
Survive in alternative musical OLIVER
The last letter in carbon and another element ZINC
The noble lord's long sentence, see LIFEPEER
Topless couples' affectation AIRS
Two tailless Russian fighters and a showgirl MIMI
Went regularly but aspired not to change PATRONISED