The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,183 - Mar 9 2010

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Clues Answers
A listener's complaint? EARACHE
A runner's base? RIVERBED
A shopping centre held up one loaded with pack? LLAMA
A vote dividing the French in sport LACROSSE
Carry male symbol TOTEM
Challenger, perhaps, following judge a source of new ideas? THINKTANK
Conclusive changes for diplomat VICECONSUL
Depression not ending for poor neighbourhood SLUM
Dramatic entertainment and stories one abandoned for game SKITTLES
Drunk around boozy spot beginning to exclaim as it were SOTOSPEAK
English composer missing a company around English artist of old ELGRECO
Enthusiastic person close to exhaustion after march DEMON
Examine closely tailoring of nicer suits SCRUTINISE
Famous feature of busy restaurant? NOTABLE
Favour eluding rogue INDULGE
Feature of heath and mountain crossed by timeless path BRACKEN
Clues Answers
Form a partnership and fight one's corner? MAKEASTAND
Glam headwear? It is pulled back by Middle Easterner mostly TIARA
It provides a false outlook on events? GLASSEYE
Language kept within confines of sailing party SHINDIG
Momentary pain but no sign of worse colouring TINGE
Nudge about a number of copies unsold REMAINDER
Part of play noticed in audience SCENE
Peer defined by rare qualities EQUAL
Players expressed relief, we hear SIDE
Presumption shown by six-footer, dashing figure GALLANT
Request made by quiet star without director PLEA
Sickly patient is taking in first sign of organic plant POINSETTIA
Singer with glasses in front of new instrument BASSOON
Sluggish learner associated with young devil LIMP
Stout doctor essentially makes you better OUTDO
Work among some a nut disrupted - giver of advice needed? AGONYAUNT