The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,935 - Dec 26 2002

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A short note added to end of the recess APSE
Abandoned creed and lit out DERELICT
Balloon firstly became floppy BLIMP
Bounder, trapped in lawsuits, falls CASCADES
Dislike hothead crossed by a mainly tiresome person ABHOR
Dub celebrity NAME
Easily managed benefit covers islands DOCILE
Eggs, not veal, oddly omitted OVA
Form a line - ignore soldier LEGIONNAIRE
Four in deadlock became poker-faced IMPASSIVE
French police information leading 500 weapons, it's rumoured GENDARMES
Glass container for sailing ship SCHOONER
Had nothing to do in paid ledgers IDLED
High-risk batting - Kent's remedy? INSECURE
If meat's too well-cooked, have fruit TOMATOES
Information about artistic style GENRE
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Levels the Spanish put into chosen programme ECHELONS
Lousy present for the teacher from this individual! ROTTENAPPLE
Men condescended to listen and were admitted to church ORDAINED
Monarch supporting flipping queen, and changing direction TACKING
Of a certain breed of people? That's Blackwell opening in the Test TRIBAL
One is slow to pull up following delay LAGGARD
One who takes part in sprint run on Sunday SHARER
Peacekeepers fired in the dark UNLIT
Poor Lois arrived outside wearing this! CAMISOLE
Stopped outside right and crumpled CREASED
Strange sound coming from bird's nest EYRIE
Survey's initial result - Europe backs Europe! RECCE
Take over with ease RELIEVE
The main point is in when raised SEA
The way to a concourse? AVENUE
Tree which, placed before man, becomes official ALDER