The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,512 - Oct 30 2004

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Ace soldiers taken by army vessel AORTA
Aggressive acts - send out SOS in vain INVASIONS
Author's earnings made from connections to ruling family? ROYALTIES
Bird snapping Jules's head off ERNE
Endlessly difficult donkey is worry HARASS
English harp played, one thing for listener EARPHONE
Fellow, one with a sort of obsession MANIA
Fifty-one in US institute - workers being bolshy union types? MILITANTS
Gold title at front of scriptures, something frilly ORNAMENT
Helping a learner is reasonable RATIONAL
Herb makes daughter unwell DILL
Is nothing in Ulster city fit to be jeered at? DERISORY
Learner in part of hospital kept under by boss STUDENT
Local dignitary plants tree on island ALDERMAN
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Make Kelly gain speed GENERATE
Man giving the French story LESLIE
Material Dad left at home POPLIN
Opening university - initially rather exciting enterprise VENTURE
Range of colours allowed in processed food PALETTE
Robot Una contrived for picking fruit AUTOMATON
See son with beer tankard? SPOT
Some wonderful gentleman shining brightly FULGENT
Start to risk a tricky turn - way to escape traffic RATRUN
This old-fashioned money sounds straightforward FRANC
Three articles about province in Greek ATHENIAN
Try to win over palace servants? COURT
Wine? It's knocked back after end of gala ASTI
You silly gents can be most immature YOUNGEST