The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,703 - Mar 29 2002

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A bird taken as picnic food? FIELDFARE
A firm sister beat the problem CONUNDRUM
A fleshy-leaved plant producing weighty harvest STONECROP
A jolly fellow no longer up the pole - at sea ROGER
A restorer dealing with furniture for storage REDRESSER
A supplement is for the recess APSIS
Add something - a grated nutmeg possibly AUGMENT
Appear hesitant, right or wrong ERROR
Area where one keeps changing gear ACREAGE
Choose gold for a royal personage ELECTOR
Church authority in the forefront at one hundred VATICAN
Copy to rivet attention ENGROSS
Critical about hard though most suitable position NICHE
Employees getting support STAFF
Express this in a single sentence! NONSTOP
Gifts of iron hoops OFFERINGS
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He objects to laying out money for a hide of stone SKINFLINT
It's worth making time about mid-afternoon MERIT
Listening equipment may be sent, and that's serious EARNEST
No rocky situation - before debts become widely known NOTORIOUS
One of the family is boarding STEPSON
Out in the arena inflicting defeat ROUTING
Port holds the western answer in the main SWANSEA
Regain health but take out extra insurance? RECOVER
Soldiers stand over the crowd and keep under control REPRESS
Speedily made an artist joke mounts RANUP
Stood up and scoffed, looking quite pink ROSEATE
The setting for some confrontation SCENE
To let a thousand in can cause distress TORMENT
Total wipe-out is certain after a time ERASURE
Unduly put out when in charge of the children OVERISSUE
Verbose characters, say OBSERVE