The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,427 - Jul 23 2004

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A come-down - no two ways about that! SNOW
A floating mass of logs is right behind RAFT
A market for blended ales SALE
A winger, taking loot, ran off ORTOLAN
A woman's jocular retort SALLY
Arranged substantial rise for a Shakespearean player LAERTES
Boy getting round a cross old German SAXON
Clean area of the English coast WASH
Crawlers getting a fool to accept small change ASPS
Dirty, over-fed, idle, affected DEFILED
Drink being left, make a song about it SLING
Drugs obtained from sap DOPE
Establish there's nothing in reserve FOUND
Fish and stout - normal combination SALMONTROUT
Growing integrity HONESTY
He aims to put his clients on a good footing! CHIROPODIST
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Hot time for one of the immortals HERA
How the woolly-minded make use of 13 KNIT
Ibsen's model residence ADOLLSHOUSE
Looks for fruit among the assorted canapés APPEARANCES
Mature, so given rent and key RIPE
Military leader putting points in large assembly GENERAL
Offering cash, always look sly LEER
Patriot presenting people with a catalogue NATIONALIST
Photograph game SNAP
Pilot a plane quite new in style APPELLATION
Pilot holding up many a ship STEAMER
Sewers that are almost totally superfluous NEEDLES
Some chateau delightfully situated in France AUDE
The breeder's not so simple! FANCIER
The spinner of tales unlikely to be given credit? STORYTELLER
Used by the Gallic instructor on board? FRENCHCHALK