The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,291 - May 22 2005

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'If not making it worse,' the man put in OTHERWISE
Almost going ahead with the introduction LEADIN
At your fingertips in the hardware shop NAILS
Be inside, reading new material GABERDINE
Changed to 'Stopped me interrupting' EMENDED
City of stars, it's said LEEDS
Fall for on holiday? TRIP
Fill up and put it on your account CHARGE
Fool her when I put in 'Shopkeeper' CLOTHIER
Getting what one has earned, leaves DESERTS
Having a hot date ruined by is intolerable HATED
Having returned in fine fettle, was chewing on a bone TIBIA
Hear about the aged spin bowler, perhaps HEADGEAR
Is clearly taken aback by the safety equipment GOGGLES
Is given a start by, when one loses one's job GETSTHEPUSH
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It won't shut up a back seat driver! SILENCER
Let out a while back EMIT
Like friendship with a new pal - invigorating PLATONIC
Mad that one had authenticated it CERTIFIED
Not allowed to become rotten, or high PICKLED
Oddly jerkily UNEVENLY
Put a disc in the slot, out come the implements TOOLS
Slips girls of today won't wear BLOOMERS
So subjugated and in straits SOREPRESSED
Someone whose name is on the line above yours FOREBEAR
The ball and chain provides something to eat ORANGE
Tries to look big for the supporters STRUTS
Wets the bed HOSES
When one got angry about, tried to talk sense into REASONED
With the rent halved TORNINTWO