The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,275 - Jan 30 2005

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A firm 'Stop!' STAUNCH
A s-stage at which you give the job to APPOINT
Appeared fruitless, but one did the same APED
Are sentences he pronounces always short? MANOFFEWWORDS
Back 'Day One,' the favourite but not a very hot one TEPID
Bet with craft PUNT
Both of us get a call from, which is tiresome WEARING
Cut back, not convinced TONSURE
Find Ena sprawled inside, badly hurt UNEARTH
Get off the line! UNLEASH
Given the tip due to one ENDOWED
Grating for cook GRILL
Guess it would make a bang and a flash SHOTINTHEDARK
He got into a daft mess, the twit! FATHEAD
He's a medium NORM
Holding a match for the author TWAIN
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It shows one's alive - to the danger that threatens? BEATINGHEART
Love will get a man on the rebound, miss OMIT
Mister has scrambled eggs! SURGEON
More annoyed when the terrier catches one RATTIER
Mount when the stake is raised ETNA
Nagging and not stopping at that GOINGON
No metric measures for jazzman Davis MILES
Peeved now about the green being in poor condition ANGERED
Picture as being attractive DRAWING
Raise up student indifferently fit LIFT
They show things have been given the personal touch FINGERPRINTS
To enliven things, I'm taking a bet all round ANIMATE
Well, the federal agents were taken in by the fabrication FIGMENT
What I did when a bull chased me in the country? IRAN
With peas, pureed, it's turned into pies PASTIES
Yet to be decided - nothing put on paper OPEN