The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,038 - Jul 7 2006

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'Fatty is a dope' - that's cruel! ADIPOSE
Being full of years guarantees pain unfortunately SEPTUAGENARIAN
Chieftain to be married in Ireland shortly EMIR
Commit prisoner and put commitment on paper CONSIGN
Experts helping police to sort minor logistics out CRIMINOLOGISTS
Explosive device found by dog maybe on a road PETARD
Fan beginning to gloat after victory WING
Film bring us spun version of recent events? NEWSREEL
It could help a writer get to the point PENCILSHARPENER
King wants foul fiend stabbed KNIFED
Let down with bad debt across the new year BETRAYED
Make necessary hospital department - ailments mostly gone ENTAIL
Metal from a can that's got into fruit PLATINUM
One international organisation needing to get with it UNIT
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Piece of drama that's laughably incompetent? ACOMEDYOFERRORS
Private Ben meets the Queen GUNNER
Puritan quietly getting the gear PRIG
Religious instruction for a group that's wild and noisy RIPROARING
Sail to Portugal? That's brave TOPGALLANT
Soldier turning up in female garb to deviate DIGRESS
Solid dot to highlight item in report BULLETIN
Somewhere like London is made primarily for profit-making system CAPITALISM
Turn funny having drunk port and act without restraint RUNRIOT
Unemotional saint humming STOLID
Unfortunately we enrolled a good-for-nothing NEERDOWELL
What an heir expects to do is to prosper SUCCEED
When cuddled by boy the wrong way is maiden gloomy? DISMAL
Why look sulky, do you say? Complete disaster WIPEOUT