The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,883 - Mar 23 2009

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A figure of speech satisfied a figure in speech METAPHOR
Bar girl has nothing on SALOON
Bearing the right number ETHER
Bribe the clergy to provide waterproof material OILCLOTH
Building material for many on a Greek island CONCRETE
Caught us, to face this sort of sentence CUSTODIAL
Difficulty produced by aggravation of illness COMPLICATION
Dramatic beginning formulated at once ACTONE
Excellent, if not fast, way to do better EXCEL
Experience lower energy UNDERGO
Face different directions in turn VENEER
Father goes over Minorca having trip that's all-inclusive PANORAMIC
For this, proverbially, we have no information GOODNEWS
Fought against being declared redundant SCRAPPED
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Hired hands? CLAQUE
It will inform you if more snow is about NEWSROOM
Little things to put in a manuscript ATOMS
Mob disperses after sailor produces weapon ABOMB
Moved slowly and stole quietly away INCHED
Musical live-wire CONDUCTOR
Old-fashioned place for the market SQUARE
Possibly a grave sign of stress ACCENT
Possibly glad I invested it in a sort of TV DIGITAL
Pretend to have influence AFFECT
Snack bar? CHOCOLATE
Trim course or wreck the vessel MOTORCRUISER
Turn buns when cooked and well-browned SUNBURNT
Went for the green DROVEOFF