The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,156 - Oct 20 2002

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'Fancy returning the material!' you cry WHIMPER
A small inlet; the smallest LEAST
Attacked for having activated TURNEDON
Be afraid about awful rows, should you renounce it FORSWEAR
Be told the cat has strayed: he is a worry HEARTACHE
Become violent and I have to hide in the shack HITOUT
Comment saying not to run when beset by the enemy? FOOTNOTE
Complete with painting, hurried inside ARRANT
Do enter the cost. It's the usual thing to do PRACTICE
Finds again, going through the records DISCOVERS
For a palindrome, it is impossible NOTON
Game for only men? STAG
Get on the food BOARD
Getting into trouble after the table turning ROTATION
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He has to get back to OTTO
Just as bright FAIR
Like a mature woman with a virile exterior? Silly rot! MATRONLY
Not much of an audience for 'Paupers' Refuge' POORHOUSE
Now tunnelling through to run away, as a prank ESCAPADE
Points for good writing AIMS
Say it's a cinch, for all to hear ASSERT
Speculated with the gold on the side, crookedly THEORISED
Speechify when the islands are in huge trouble HARANGUE
Surprise, surprise! Nick's team hasn't scored! HELLO
That's taken in the soldiers' menaces THREATS
That's why it's back in touch MOTIVE
The burden is, don't REFRAIN
Urge to work you subdue OPPRESS