The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,269 - Apr 4 2007

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Clues Answers
Become disorientated and beat it! GETLOST
Bird heading North to a city in Italy RAVENNA
Boasting about new halo, ultimate reason for praise CROWNINGGLORY
Call for help as lad at home runs amok SOUNDTHEALARM
Disastrous poll is very 'ard for senior politician LORD
Fashionable mission in US, extremely delicate ALAMODE
Fast car I fling about, showing control on the road Trafficsignal
Fruit producing 'orrible mess and bother AVOCADO
Gets off the road and rests for the night TURNSIN
Grounds are ruined by boys REASONS
Head off from part of Russia or Africa? Actually, from part of Western Europe IBERIAN
Housing monarch in a little row of houses TERRACE
I.e. to go over time after time after time ITERATE
Lacking inspiration, as theatre usually is STERILE
Leader bunkered, unable to see the problem? HEADINTHESAND
Less prosperous poet's never accepting decline NEEDIER
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My declaration of friendship in Arab country IMAMATE
Part of this event happens after six SEVENTH
Puritan with sacred books, wise and cautious PRUDENT
Religious education with part of Bible? Just the opposite! REVERSE
Second part of 12 Madox
Second part of 24 QUEEN
Second part of 3 HANDS
Second part of 6 PRIVY
Telling jokes without lying? STANDUP
Third part of 12 FORD
Third part of 24 BESS
Third part of 3 DOWN
Third part of 6 SEAL
Totally triumphs as one among bridge players with cards on the table? WINS
Virtuous royal female getting chap away from chaperone? GOOD