The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,118 - Dec 22 2009

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Bowled over and knocked for six ASTONISHED
Boy's terrified catching sea creature OYSTER
Calming tot before bedtime? NIGHTCAP
Caper put heartless gang in prison GAMBOL
Change end getting run REARRANGE
Covering darling in fond embrace CARPETING
Criminal set up and thwarted CONFOUNDED
Desert soldier carrying old boy GOBI
Display stand BEAR
Does her bum look big in this? CRINOLINE
Got together catching old time musical composition MOTET
Gross desire, losing head EARN
Holmes fast becoming enigmatic FATHOMLESS
It produces fir cone, possibly CONIFER
Jeer, getting heated about nothing HOOT
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Lads' mags? COMICS
Makes gory corpses, left with nothing inside BLOODIES
One gets hammered, making a noise! GLOCKENSPIEL
Pack animal in tack before grand departure PASSING
Plate with one large helping containing hunger ILLUSTRATION
Repeat endless rubbish, usually naff initially RERUN
Report MPs ditching socialist leader before time STATEMENT
Sole offspring? TIDDLER
Some peers are dithery, are erratic HEREDITARY
Stall that is providing underwear LINGERIE
Standing before court ERECT
Stating love, lacking heart NOTING
Strike with ace bowled in practice HABIT
Varnish the woman will put on endlessly SHELLAC
With a smile, weirdly following church CHEERILY