The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,672 - May 6 2005

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Clues Answers
Addition of contaminant let loose in a time span ADULTERATION
At the eleventh hour - or 59 moments later? LASTMINUTE
Award tot (so we hear!) for interfering MEDDLESOME
Boat with a thousand crashing into bridge SAMPAN
Conservative madman meets the Queen - a garrulous type CHATTERER
Down-to-earth common sense is needed in the kingdom REALISM
Duplicate I placed in special parcel REPLICA
Economic downturns quietly accepted by poor neighbourhoods SLUMPS
Elegant old city facing destruction URBANE
Exercise machine that could make Della trim TREADMILL
Girls in spectacles - not good! LASSES
Headland a monstrous location? NESS
Holding out with hesitation, going around suffering pain REACHING
King in a garment but it can't be seen! AHAB
Normally a contemporary of 24 gets to reign ASARULE
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People who are not thankful could be angriest INGRATES
Place of hatred when power has been taken away SITE
Predict the French will go at the back or front of ship FORECASTLE
Provided cash to get one into accommodation PAID
Ruder man working in a pit? UNDERARM
Small province at end of motorway MINI
Soldiers sitting down to eat cooked greens - people on a mission MESSENGERS
Something crumby seen to be aristocratic? UPPERCRUST
Sort of network said to make man or woman angry CRISSCROSS
State of continuous change making one cross after illness FLUX
Stuff made with cold butter? CRAM
There's something wrong in one of these farm animals OXEN
This food may be fatty - so try spinach possibly? CORNISHPASTY
Wash, getting black off wee Tim for inspection SCRUTINY
Yours truly has a home that's most shabby MEANEST