The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,628 - Jan 1 2002

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A follower of the drama-king is dim BLEAR
A month in Capri - lovely! APRIL
An examination of the mouth ORAL
Baby's grizzly? TEDDYBEAR
Bitterness private soldier expressed aloud RANCOUR
Bonnington's in the garden CLIMBER
Ceres, say, needs help to contain spilling store ASTEROID
Driver gets a little wet going round hill MOTORIST
Emphatically how a contract may be agreed INSPADES
Father's eminence as clergyman PASTOR
First instalment of pension the old called for PAGED
Going wrong in backing odd act of bravery DERRINGDO
Good money allowed to nurse LEGALTENDER
Interrupt spinet-playing STEPIN
Jog with nothing on round front of garden NUDGE
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Junior boxer that's unlikely to win? UNDERDOG
Plaque noting terrible battle TABLET
Primate has two votes AYEAYE
Read, we hear, that it's kind of Robin! BREASTED
Reluctant to invest pounds in gilt SLOW
Resign from partnership, depressed STANDDOWN
Resume painting after break RESTART
Run into toy that's amusing DROLL
Sceptic is acting so strangely AGNOSTIC
Sober at good party GRAVE
Sort of bank found in glade CLEARING
Time to be off HOLIDAY
Very fine? Proper to like the wet, it appears RIGHTASRAIN
Very unlike the Magi, at any rate LEASTWISE
Wickedness Ivan and Lily are involved in VILLAINY