The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,555 - Sep 26 2010

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A second chance to speak in trial ASSAY
According to the letter I got in mail finally, later revised LITERAL
American author may, along with European HAWTHORNE
Arm of Atlantic, one of many surfer may go to CHANNEL
At start of term, four tropical fish TETRA
Awful place to work demolished in two phases SWEATSHOP
Burns with heat, if silly, as this SUNBATHER
Call for truce heard in gangs of thieves, perhaps PACKS
Characteristic of no subject that's rewarding for author ROYALTY
Clear net I contrived to entangle together INTERLACE
Dark line dividing one in two UNLIT
Dock dog after dog CURTAIL
Dough prepared for bread READY
Fanatical bishop central to sudden attack RABID
Firmness of purpose is going to go very quickly WILLPOWER
Foreigner protected by stone part of fortification SALIENT
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Fruit was revolting to cheer-leader ROSEHIP
Higher-level action RAF is in, but not army or navy UPPERCASE
Host returned to help worker on farm DAIRYMAID
Initial switch for celebrity in Russia a century ago TSARDOM
Ominous statements from doctors outside hospital THREATS
Perfect voice UTTER
Piece of furnitute, not what needs to be switched WHATNOT
Pulled out of club, I later alternated between two sides BILATERAL
Put weapon away as composer appears before monarch HOLSTER
Reach level of maturity in musical section PASSAGE
Removes from premises black cats that are wild BOUNCES
Skilled worker's quietly taken off front of old weapon ARTISAN
Small cars assembled by competitors in drive BEETLES
Style we adapted, in appealing fashion SWEETLY
The writer permanently damages back in US city MIAMI
Wine stored the wrong way in canisters RETSINA