The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,005 - Mar 18 2003

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A dreadful colour! SHOCKINGPINK
A faint power cut BLACKOUT
A little rain may fall DROP
A poet at the Vatican POPE
A prison-ship BRIG
A semi-agrarian city AGRA
American girl may cut and run GALLOP
Artist's colour TITIAN
Asian country that shook a true revolutionary SOUTHKOREA
Burning forest trees first ARDENT
English river name in old Italian region Trentino
First psalm, translated, provides the basis for life PROTOPLASM
Free to love a writer OPEN
From patch of gorse I'll extract lichen Orseille
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In the dark, stay up by the bedside table NIGHTSTAND
Invigorating, as Mother always is LIFEGIVING
Judge gets publicity - caught with two girls, it's reported ADJUDICATE
Look for an Indian homophone SEEK
Man hints Dome is disastrous and gets a telling-off! ADMONISHMENT
Note the Queen's rank TIER
People standing while seats are vacant CANDIDATES
Sceptics like Thomas DOUBTERS
Spoils peer looted from ancient capital PERSEPOLIS
Stop during a run to take a breather ARREST
Tea, Rector? Just a drop TEAR
The only bearable London station? PADDINGTON
Toured, only it rained excessively Inordinately
Well, well, so that's what they're for! Drillingrigs