The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,176 - Dec 15 2006

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Clues Answers
'Retired' American may have got this to save money! RETREAD
A moral offence in company that offers gambling games CASINO
About to drink gin? Rubbish! CLAPTRAP
As a batsman makes at least 40 SCORES
Attack against person in cell BATTERY
Big gift? Refresh glass 'ere! LARGESSE
Bird will be mating - Apr. roughly PTARMIGAN
Boot that is comfortable at the front WELLIE
Calm governing body making small change SEDATE
Circle partially responsible for Oxford college rave? QUADRANT
Confer special honour on excellent port DUBAI
Fuse that's blown once outside apartment CONFLATE
Ghastly little room free for audition LURID
Girl's flowering plant anything but a success DISASTER
Info in first book presented in abbreviated form GEN
Lacking mercy without woman on the scene? RUTHLESS
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Little man to hurry round in small conveyance SIDECAR
Lots of water was first stopped from leaking SEALED
Middle East scholar shows skill hiding awful bias ARABIST
Most attractive stories conveyed by celestial body COMELIEST
Posh boy pursued by princess LADIDA
Seek to be an attractive person, concealing horrible fat LOOKAFTER
Situation surrounding a magnificent home PALACE
Solemn sound from king and his mistress KNELL
Some land in Far East ARE
Something going round either way ROTOR
Son given coaching is not relaxed STRAINED
Space traveller managed university in America URANUS
Special deal with china dish ENCHILADA
Way to lose money - producing poetry ODE
What could be all-in-one fatty mixture LANOLINE
Written piece of legislation presented in a court ACT