The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,608 - May 5 2008

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A fight precedes the act, in reverse order ABOUTTURN
Calls a halt to putting up notices STOPS
Church converted manses for an ivory castle, say CHESSMAN
Doctor taking responsibility for death at sea DROWNING
Features about fifty members of the House of Lords EARLS
Frenchman who couldn't adapt to a new regime? EMIGRE
Given, and ideally shouldn't be paid back BESTOWED
Gold coins - there were three of them NAPOLEONS
How a top actor went over as Romeo? STARCROSSED
How near David got to Goliath? STONESTHROW
Island thoroughfare in Asia needing renovation SARDINIA
It comes to something when Dad's upset and out of bed ADDSUP
Mail a lord sent out is under personal cover,naturally ARMADILLO
Make little noise when stock-taking RUSTLE
Not a positive denial NEGATIVE
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Not bound to be licentious LOOSE
Photographed out of doors? EXPOSED
Remainder of new rise now owing RESIDUE
Rock and roll STAGGER
Sea-air adds a little weight to one OZONE
She has a job cleaning up messy hard clay CHARLADY
She hurried round to a furniture designer SHERATON
Shellfish, one's heart may warm to them COCKLES
Snares fish in spread nets ENTANGLES
Submitted and faced the wall RENDERED
The picture palace features it EPIC
Tight race to pocket gold TAUT
Use force to get peace, we hear WREST
Vegetables are running out of water, we hear LEEKS
Vegetables for use in bowls GREENS