The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,066 - Oct 22 2009

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Assumes freak trends go at random TAKESFORGRANTED
Back on to play a few chords as a personal remedy NOSTRUM
Base one? Good lord! IGNOBLE
Business that builds small country houses? COTTAGEINDUSTRY
Christian position about beer? No, the opposite APOSTLE
Doctor should show cause of dehydration DROUGHT
Hardened against working, for a start ONSET
Low storm fee for harbour? MOORAGE
Makes a mess of returning free bonds DIRTIES
Match official has a long time to take in conclusion from public votes REFERENDA
Measure a marine's support for canvas YARDARM
Missile depot designed to conceal gold TORPEDO
North dealt -- a problem for one's side THORN
One on the threshold of being taken advantage of? DOORMAT
Part of plant making radical basis for soup? ROOTSTOCK
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Pigeon lover welcoming popular banker FINANCIER
Places where people are lashed EYELIDS
Planner's diplomacy before ruling on one article TACTICIAN
Putting in order for family, having called around RANKING
Religious man giving half of bottle to sailor ABBOT
Send up neat forms of transport TRAMS
Soldiers given penalty for being civilized REFINED
Spoil vote -- one's dream at last of such political theory MARXISM
Subordinate exposed in compound error UNDER
Swell up, seeing daughter first to finish DISTEND
Topping characteristic Australian dish with curry RAITA
Transport is raced to destruction SIDECAR
Very pleased having dropped university for academy, getting teased CHAFFED
Waiting on, but inclined to go after a time ATTENDING
Ways of getting round heart bypasses? RINGROADS