The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,556 - Dec 21 2004

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A fireball from remote parts METEOR
A greenhorn in need of kindly support TENDERFOOT
A married woman about fifty gives a resentful toss of the head BRIDLE
A salesman one feeding a duplicator REPEATER
A snooker player at the bar? POTMAN
Begs for some task - some useful task ASKS
Boy pinching girl gets beaten TANNED
Came down before time with lines learned LITERARY
Case of wine college head sent back CANISTER
Composed, though in prison PENNED
Coppers always have a close look PEER
Green roads set off this very pleasant area ROSEGARDEN
Guts shown by a bird in nest-building ENTRAILS
Heartless fool - the second to make a splash SPLATTER
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Help net a wild animal ELEPHANT
Italian capital raised - nearly all quite unethical AMORAL
Nothing is dumped beside the German waterway ODER
Properly organized diets are most handy READIEST
Reliable horses STABLE
Secret communication engendering trust CONFIDENCE
Sections of the City getting into convenience food PIECES
Secure the proceeds of salvage RESCUE
Soldier and medico in council - that's right BOMBARDIER
Split up a lot PARCEL
Talk in desultory fashion of a country walk RAMBLE
Test for a non-specific factor in fish TRYOUT
Transport set-up the top man's following TRACKING
Writing a note, a man can give pain ACHE