The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,277 - Feb 13 2005

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A stern 'Stand up!' REAR
Activities of animals are written about in here DOINGS
Are they checking on the numbers of discs? COUNTERS
As usual, open with a speech PARLANCE
Be nursing a broken heart but haven't died from BREATHE
Because there's a U in 'figure' FOUR
Bird that is a fledgling ROOKIE
Blushing when about to start the game, being shy RESERVED
Creep to your base, not wanting to be seen STEALTHY
Does he let out a roar when about to speak? ORATOR
Doesn't keep the goods seized SPOILS
Enjoyed being counted on to keep quiet when let into RELISHED
Figures on finding it in the lodgings DIGITS
For the vegetarian who's hungry enough to eat a horse? SORREL
Game some do badly all round in DOMINOES
Indecisive, waggle the hoop WAVERING
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It's on course for quite a distance FAIRWAY
Looked wrong, dear, at half mast STARED
Make up for having got in a hole PROFIT
Mean, twisting the tail and rather liking it PARTIAL
Money from a book about life at the Palace? ROYALTY
Picked up where one had stopped ARRESTED
Pour, later on, the cold wine CLARET
Result of taking an aerial photo? UPSHOT
Rush the animals back REED
Smitten by someone fetching GOINGFOR
Something shining? Come off it! ALIGHT
Took the chair and, as before, showed bias PRESIDED
Try going off alone to escape the Swiss TYROLEAN
What the baker makes - gross earnings TURNOVER
Where I am to be informed of orally HERE
Worries about sun stroke CARESS