The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,510 - Jan 11 2008

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A cover hidden by explosive chemical HALIDE
Animal cherished from what we hear DEER
Artefact that's frightfully nice art? Nothing in it! CREATION
Artist during autumn depicting effect of clouds RAINFALL
Be sick having swallowed new dye ANIL
Book that's right bad, awful, covered by journalist HARDBACK
Book to get your teeth into endlessly TOBIT
Carrying mammal, Edward moved unsteadily TOTTERED
Channel Island statue HERM
Country maiden attached to boxer MALI
Cover for the Christmas period? GIFTWRAP
Dealer putting up crimson paintings? TRADER
Desire a short time after church for conversation CHITCHAT
Dicky sent me parcel with new spare parts maybe REPLACEMENTS
Double the drink set down before the optimist or the pessimist? GLASSFUL
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Fellow participating in smashing entertainment GENT
Fix 18 when half confused NAIL
Four notes out of order? That's irritating! TIRESOME
Hunt met - folly, daft, everything you'd expect! THEFULLMONTY
Infant born west of Lincoln BABE
It's most stupid and evil interrupting short rest SILLIEST
Jazz that's live - British work BEBOP
Last message of female cheating RIPOFF
Old city partially destroyed TROY
One sadly misled having absorbed a philosophical theory IDEALISM
Predecessor of policeman gets smuggler RUNNER
Reasonable, yes? Not English politicians concocting implausible tales! FAIRYSTORIES
Sort of communication that could come from bad guy with an ogle BODYLANGUAGE
Two pubs, mostly very cold and uncivilised BARBARIC
Words in the paper that may contribute to furrowed brow HEADLINE