The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,115 - Jul 24 2003

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A mess in the centre of the study? MIDDEN
A problem for baby to turn WIND
An urge to provide it with central heating ITCH
Before the young child became a recluse EREMITE
Captured, thanks to Mr Livingstone TAKEN
Case of sedition exposed police informer SNOUT
Channel 5 is admitted to be financially sound SOLVENT
Communication cord? CHAINLETTER
Concludes there's no time for cares ENDS
Continue to be detained by house guests SEGUE
Cut at the bottom of fig tree GASH
December, except the middle, should get a dry spell DROUGHT
Detects rare exchange in confidential information TRADESECRET
Did he regret violent interrogation? THIRDDEGREE
Dog brush TAIL
Girl fronting a sporting occasion GALA
Give up after hearing of top player CEDE
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God-fearing South American city PISA
Hitler's revolutionary slide SLITHER
It's nothing, just a little twitch of the ear OTIC
Italian spirit with revolutionary French bread BRIOCHE
Job centre supporting range for vagrant HOBO
Legal support for drug extract ELICIT
Look mostly at a politician's elevated viewpoint? OBSERVATORY
Makes money from setting snare EARNS
One is crossed by distant blonde FAIR
One's sunk if one misses this last order! ABANDONSHIP
Party returned independence to holiday island BALI
Riddle in which head drinks with the queen BRAINTEASER
Run for the people RACE
Split payment for lease RENT
The issue is execution for treason EDITION
Wastes time giving guns to troop leader TRIFLES
Wreckers in museum starting to loot and strip VANDALS