The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,069 - Oct 26 2009

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Arab leaders trembling in speech SHEIKHS
Avoid getting hot in blazer SHUN
Backing Italian agreement, the French are giving ground ISLE
Blunders, moving up students around first of September SLIPSUP
Careful opening bids for chests COFFERS
Chief is in some confusion ANARCHY
Composer and arranger being oddly selective ARNE
Cooked sausage to relieve hunger ASSUAGE
Criticise outdated school equipment SLATE
Desert island pop group OASIS
Does wrong, gets lines ODES
Elegance given a trial in US city CHICAGO
Equipment that must be regularly changed in the car GEAR
Evergreen creepers GRASSSNAKES
Exposes pretentiousness AIRS
Fire -- or part of one ELEMENT
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Hawk always returns South EYAS
Here speaks a writer for a change SHAKESPEARE
Holy food from Switzerland? GRUYERE
Husband to rescue! SAVE
In the theatre, a stage direction EAST
Intuition supported by Richard III, for example? HUNCHBACKED
Keep in mind that Murphy can supply GETITOFFPAT
Long period return to a district AREA
Newspaper journalist sent a message TELEGRAPHED
Not a rigid rule TAPEMEASURE
Not late, but nearly lost a point EARLY
Painstaking preparation gives father the lead before ill-prepared male actor PARACETAMOL
Presents one's natural talents GIFTS
Seen in a list perhaps, but it's not necessary INESSENTIAL
Sound prosperity BOOM
Takes advantage of customs USES