The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,271 - Jun 19 2010

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Ben replaced sound security device wholesale ENBLOC
Bird leaves loch TEAL
Blockhead's long strip of food NOODLE
Bridge players gathering intelligence NEWS
Classes officer cut short GENERA
Currently in operation? SWITCHEDON
Defenders to enter in close sequence BACKTOBACK
Disgraceful Charlie took item of footwear round lousy centre SCANDALOUS
Eccentric included an unfounded rumour CANARD
Free French translation GRATIS
Hated spending half minute in a vessel with Edward ABOMINATED
Headlight HALO
Husband got into shabby boat DINGHY
I will say again one cannot read ILLITERATE
Imagine female doctor in unusual costume FANCYDRESS
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It gives high jumper an opening RIPCORD
Lab worker's hint: ice can lose shape TECHNICIAN
Left with gazetteer in Rose's place that had been burnt BLAZED
Neglected child with a condition WAIF
Not far from Winchester INCH
Old message out of Rome? EXCOMMUNICATION
Opening night doesn't stop being first in importance PREMIER
Pal kept getting aggravated during rousing speech PEPTALK
Sanctioned woman�s entry in dictionary OKAYED
Secret no fix for family CLAN
Some weedy keck found on mound DYKE
Somewhat brisk -- notedly so ALLEGRETTO
Spectacular purpose to leave no doubt MAKETHINGSCLEAR
Test out beastly place SETT
Worked for one's bread KNEADED