The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,624 - Jan 29 2012

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Athenian held by opponent of government, such as 17 ANTIMONARCHIST
Best old friend embracing young Cratchit OPTIMAL
Coastline spoiled in parts SECTIONAL
Commonwealth leader will cover more amended line OLIVERCROMWELL
Deception, for each person, is going to happen LIESAHEAD
Eager to annexe area within modern democracy HUNGARY
Extremely proud natives becoming disorderly VAINEST
Firm, in time, is making some money COINAGE
Hears about ancient drama of a kind TRAGEDIES
How Nelson managed after one battle without a mate SINGLEHANDEDLY
Indian meals provided by female, packed in containers TIFFINS
Information on supermarket food is revealing about fish BARCODES
Intelligence possessed by highbrow is dominant WISDOM
Kind of terrier, including very English dog RETRIEVER
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Land's End pounded by nastier wind MEANDER
Leader of church to create anew statement of belief CREDO
Old golfer full of energy, who enjoys dramatic scenes? PLAYGOER
One way to move ball in footer -- or its opposite HEADER
Pain that's produced by insertion of needle STITCH
Painter, for example Hockney DAVID
Restraining device he used to contain prison rising MANACLE
Something saucy added in haute couture, perhaps? FRENCHDRESSING
Talent that can be very illuminating, we hear FLAIR
Western thug hired to kill American poet WHITMAN
What's central to solicitor, in relation to law LICIT
What's handed down, as it's included in a woman's confidential information? HERITAGE
Wife, in Irish author's time, found in frontier region WILDWEST
Wrongful arrest for philosopher and novelist SARTRE