The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,694 - Aug 13 2008

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A wife found in one African country or another MALAWI
Acceptance of captain's order I repeatedly proclaimed AYEAYE
An edible tuber brought back, one native to South America MAYA
Betray in hush-hush operation SHOP
Boring regurgitation of pedantries PEDESTRIAN
Channel port, for example SIDE
Collected short cape in tartan material PLACID
Communicate knowledge to popular class INFORM
Confirm swimmer in ocean is holding up well RATIFY
Count rat, possibly, as this TURNCOAT
Deceive female I spotted with poet, a close friend CONFIDANTE
Directly opposite to a silly point by churchman ANTIPODEAN
Error seen in a key position of church INACCURACY
Goodbye to Sarkozy AUREVOIR
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Highest level of excellent service on both sides of motorway ACME
Husband trapped by murderer spotted tool used in gory massacre CHAINSAW
Incidental benefit for each is put in fairly PERQUISITE
Jester hiding king's document from court WRIT
Leaders of the econuts embraced by Al Gore, perhaps, or another personality ALTEREGO
Live with deception by extremely limited adherent BELIEVER
Livingstone uplifted no African native KENYAN
Party time with diamonds, say - and nothing to wear BIRTHDAYSUIT
Pub for proverbially drunk types, or the other place HOUSEOFLORDS
Purpose concealed by corrupt union - that's the insinuation INNUENDO
Rejecting compromise, Liberal or no, in island parliament ALLORNOTHING
This inventor said what? WATT
Unique, unlike bar used by gymnast UNPARALLELED
Working group briefly found in front of VW TRADEUNION