The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,568 - Dec 26 2010

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All right to include very short Frenchman, so-called? YVES
Conclusions drawn from what judge says at Christmas trials TESTS
Criticize big books I'm into for seasonal entertainments PANTOMIMES
Exited right? On the contrary LEFT
Fighting confusion, so to speak, in times like the present BOXINGDAYS
Get as reward leading part of Abenazar in theatre REAP
Hold about fifty to share with another HALVE
Improving, having drunk gin in truck PICKINGUP
In that sense, improperly seizing power creates today's martyr SAINTSTEPHEN
It's not fair, panto animal being unknown quantity DARKHORSE
Knowledge internal to government department INFO
Let down badly in paid post DISAPPOINT
Like some South Americans, having been filmed INCAN
Local, perhaps, appearing in Aladdin nightly INN
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Novel recalled about popular rags-to-riches story CINDERELLA
Old couple having tea, we hear -- on the wagon TWAIN
Part of Christmas scene family organised TREE
Partly to miss it, landing up pitched very high ALTISSIMO
Piano I put in club converted by jazz singer -- chance for all to relax PUBLICHOLIDAY
Protecting pound, become prosperous and flourish BLOOM
Smallest piggy allowed nothing within brood, mostly LITTLETOE
Something put on tomb, say, to honour US patriot PAULREVERE
The law broken on open land in Australia, say COMMONWEALTH
What happens in sales, for example, gets GNP prophesies revised SHOPPINGSPREE
What villains may get to drink, so to speak BOOS
Withdrawal symptoms we may get the day after Christmas? COLDTURKEY
Young hero (with start of 1 down) is safe PETER