The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,877 - Oct 18 2002

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A body of troops engaged in drop getting cut off SHEARED
Aim low MEAN
All the same, this suits a lot of people UNIFORM
Desire spirit to be shown for a period of five years LUSTRUM
Dickens' character making the cigarette popular FAGIN
Discourse at entering exchange CONVERSATION
Dunderhead and his badly-cooked food DISH
Fighting craft, as a sharp man said deviously SPANISHARMADA
Gives members salutes PRESENTSARMS
Is tolerant of speculators BEARS
It's very pleasant on the Riviera NICE
Kind instruction ORDER
Little page with an affliction but such style! PANACHE
Mere lad going wrong, being green EMERALD
Most colourful English churchman taken in by others REDDEST
Name for a religious lady retaining nothing NOUN
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No American exhibits good sense! NOUS
No longer prompt without point ONETIME
Old cat - nine possibly ANCIENT
Rising anger in Parisian coppers is no laughing matter SERIOUS
Room cleaner receiving an order CHAMBER
Small daughter kept in over some trouble TODO
Somehow draws on ahead ONWARDS
Stick to sitting in the bar BATON
Still seen together ATTHESAMETIME
Stretches out in a Continental luxury car UNROLLS
Strike for the return of some marbles SWAT
Study a safety-device baffle CONFUSE
Superseded top man in a most sardonic mood TSAR
Swell accommodation! SEALEGS
To honour debts is questionable DUBIOUS
Trusted leader with cause for duplicity TREASON