The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,609 - May 6 2008

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...carrying out death penalty EXECUTION
Battle of party ditching head ACTION
Brown before church on Sunday gives opinion STANCE
Check work on worktop COUNTERACT
Chippy with fish on table CARPENTER
Criminal kills heartless snitches... CONKS
Darling, say. One seen in church MINISTER
Deceit admitted by a new immigrant ALIEN
Dispel cares with quiet prayer REQUIESCAT
English can, in French street, find escort RETINUE
Flipping fell on young lady here! BEDROOM
Guard rank surrounding lieutenant SHELTER
Hydrogen weapon creating destruction HARM
I learn to translate Chinese, perhaps ORIENTAL
In forest, ran, getting split up ESTRANGE
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In pain, chest moves slowly INCHES
Initially unpleasant lesion could erupt rapidly ULCER
Join force for campaign ENTERPRISE
Mild shower stopped outside RESTRAINED
Monotonous dead end DREAR
Reason, for example, to take dope SANITY
Roman god? DEUS
Sad record playing, very old DISCONSOLATE
Scrap Christian festival WHIT
Spin Premier's dodgy broadcast MISREPRESENT
Student organisation after zero obligation ONUS
Sun with dire rubbish covered INSURED
They're counted to be well off BLESSINGS
Tiny chest? Bust is false SYNTHETIC
Weight of pies and mash demolished EMPHASIS