The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,173 - Dec 12 2006

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Clues Answers
Cake prepared by sweetheart in bar MADELEINE
Camp about with endless dance CABAL
Deception by new right LIEN
Democrat turned round and charmed WHEEDLED
Doctor holding back? That is more dismal DREARIER
Firm's first man takes on worker ADAMANT
Follow mother's teaching DOGMA
French insolence - endlessly cool GALLIC
Gunners at Zaragoza producing substitute ERSATZ
Intense sorrow KEEN
It's a hard case or hard top, possibly ARTHROPOD
Jumping excitedly, rodent bounds over Asia initially JERBOA
Learned following second time SAGE
Oblivious Iran not, strangely, accepting gravity IGNORANT
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One new expert has nothing clever INGENIOUS
Party's plight supported by English leader JAMBOREE
Poor publicity jingle? ADVERSE
Publish paper with no leader ISSUE
Read the case on criminals CONSTRUE
Rise of a politician on right RAMP
Rough track, say COARSE
Sat on back of bronco here? RODEO
Spear fish in empty river TRIDENT
Sweet gal with nice shape ANGELIC
Tense PM is out creating vacancy EMPTINESS
Terribly solemn, so dark at night MOONLESS
Trip and near turn turtle TERRAPIN
Willing girl's modelled DISPOSED