The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,017 - Apr 1 2003

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Are workers gathering round to see a star? ANTARES
Charts finally left unfinished ATLAS
Cosmetic applied by mum, when vehicle's clamped MASCARA
Does she provide a novel form of entertainment? AUTHORESS
For making a patio, is this what it's cracked up to be? CRAZYPAVING
Give up playing with a group ABANDON
Greek character leading the board? That may be changed MUTABLE
Heartless, lay back at first, in an inflexible way STERNLY
Hold forth - previous definition's not new ORATE
I'm tenacious, with nonsense over deity brought up BULLDOG
New ferry finally going to transform Scottish town RENFREW
Now, or sometime in August, say? SILLYSEASON
One isn't suffering stress TENSION
One of limited intelligence from France? IDIOTSAVANT
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One short magazine's write-up supporting a trumpeter AGAMI
One very behindhand getting cut off ISOLATE
Ornate description of River Wye is heard FLOWERY
Promotion brings in males - more males? Time for a change! AMENDMENT
Raise one's voice, and do one's best to have a drink outside SPEAKUP
Reed instrument, or stringed one (not piano), given to woman HARMONICA
Requiring a lot of effort? I can't bother with it! TITANIC
This is advisable, by the way, to avoid getting run down KERBDRILL
This morning's order of the day! FOOLSERRAND
Want the French to provide some pointers, perhaps NEEDLES
Wasted time, and became late about everything DALLIED
Wed? Perhaps, in 24 hours WEEKDAY
Where to take the children for the present? TOYSHOP
Woman's anger about short measure IRENE