The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 30,498 - Jan 1 2024

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Clues Answers
& 24 Down So the chap unfortunately makes an unkind remark CHEAP
A cold fish admitting the woman's vulnerability ACHILLESHEEL
Attach cutting CLIP
Brusque, in sister's estimation TERSE
Catch slowcoach heading off NAIL
Celebrity's debut cut short STAR
Correspond with female, Italian, recovered from injury MATCHFIT
Crime writer, richest I suspect CHRISTIE
Daisy with knight behind ASTERN
Don't complain as much about convincing demonstration OBJECTLESSON
Exercise system I discovered in full-page book illustrations PILATES
Fiddle with ring fairy's produced TINKERBELL
Golf club's president's first to speak PUTTER
Hairy creature, American, unlawfully occupied part of building in school SASQUATCH
Hyperion, for one, it being cast in bronze TITAN
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Large gamble? That's highly unlikely FATCHANCE
Left in charge, teenager's opening wine CLARET
Like one on the wagon missing drinking can ABSTINENT
Paper in stand is English TREATISE
Patron has been upset over agent BENEFACTOR
Play on words about educated girl, a strictly moral type PURITAN
Rather quaint short word for one messaging online? TWEETER
Refuse stretcher LITTER
See 23 Down SHOT
Show son bins SPECTACLES
Shy going to bed RETIRING
Small instrument for piercing SHARP
Spanish man welcoming a tense politician SENATOR
Test team bonus ELEVENPLUS
Watch first stage, quite something EYEOPENER