The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,999 - May 23 2006

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...despair following left's decline LANGUISH
Actor displaying genuine class ALECGUINNESS
Advance accepted say, for story LEGEND
Bang! Startled swallowing fear ANGST
Charming young lady reading the news, perhaps DEBONAIR
Check backward tendency EDIT
Crazy outfit with 'gangster' song MADRIGAL
European Community's still on top of the world ECSTATIC
Exploited after work - blown out DOUSED
Fight expected before end of bell DUEL
Find record's finished DISCOVER
Give old pudding SAGO
His rise was thwarted by the Sun ICARUS
Imbecile's blather? GOON
Iran gets upset - most upset ANGRIEST
Lacking energy, new diets no one can digest CONDENSATION
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Lifts a chopper up and down ROTOR
Obese? A little disastrous FATAL
One's found in cathedral, possibly MINISTER
Picked up king's knight on time LEARNT
Plonk an iron drive with mid-air spin VINORDINAIRE
Rubbish head of government consumed by bitterness BILGE
Rules lines on carbon CODE
Sally's kind, that is SORTIE
Send ball hitting net in game ROULETTE
Settled back with Independent article ITEM
Spirit of additional ace Labour leader's in... MORALE
Spy they say's a mole PIER
Steers clear of girls MISSES
Stellar location with Mars shot ASTRONOMICAL
Wind up watch? LEER
Wounded over the French race HURTLE