The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,897 - Jan 24 2006

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Clues Answers
Accept less blurred views SPECTACLES
Alien surrounded by limitless type of beauty COSMETIC
Anger consuming one's spirit WRAITH
Artist very angry about caricature TRAVESTY
Becoming fat let us work out TASTEFUL
Beginner's phony tee shot NEOPHYTE
Broken down Conservative leader's found out CRUMBLED
Caught in genuine ceasefire TRUCE
Chinese guy's endlessly bold MANDARIN
Creature found by cool river HIPPO
Crufts, say, holding short display for dog SHADOW
Defiant about telephone debts REBELLIOUS
English in substantial achievement FEAT
Even temperature for Earth? PLANET
Get odd saucy snippets in private, initially GOSSIP
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It's complicated to be a real doctor ELABORATE
Killed many rodents back in square DECIMATED
Naked eye-opener on pole! BARE
Pretty shrewd CUTE
Run over in Singapore capital RECAP
Secretary bird's a little protective PATERNAL
Sharp marinade STEEP
She's a tour arranged for signing, possibly AUTHORESS
She's winning on points! BALLERINA
Smashing local cop is bent on finding Ecstasy? POLICECONSTABLE
Strike by barricade before work WALLOP
Support queen with tiny, empty estate PROPERTY
Take on compiler - back with cunning plan EMPLOY
Use whip and Labour leader remains LASH