The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,430 - Oct 9 2007

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'Gay' French city? NANCY
A Conservative in authority shows personality CHARACTER
A cop gets a transfer for whipping boy SCAPEGOAT
Author of 'Moll Flanders', say TROLLOPE
Barely mark speed of light, see? SCARCELY
Blimey, put on some underwear! CORSET
Complain heartless left has last word LAMENT
Confinement, we hear, in bed BERTH
Fir cones produced by these? CONIFERS
For example, put on benefit ASSET
Groan joining Tory leader's vision SIGHT
Jaundiced broadcast takes in everyone SALLOW
Magnificent booze up REGAL
Man's hard hat outside CHAP
Mother right, with mother's ruin on edge MARGIN
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Nun of the slums is Teresa SISTER
Plant sap - a sugar substitute ASPARAGUS
Prison's not so hot COOLER
Right in search of support RAFTER
Sailor next to fathom mark TARGET
Singer in boater transported BARITONE
Snappy mongrel chasing sort of bone CURT
Soft palate's possibly missing end of uvula PASTEL
Soldier's catching deserter, getting free GRATIS
Stop believer holding Sabbath DESIST
Strange attire on bent bar judge ARBITRATE
Uniform showing rank LEVEL
Waste of darn time SEWAGE
Woman admitting love for loafer? SHOE
Yet another rambling narrative, initially YARN