The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,601 - Nov 29 2001

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A piece of timber on a ship ABOARD
Appearing for trial, master is cheerful UPBEAT
Being indolent in lurid lingerie IDLING
Brick used by lawbreaker in the beginning STALWART
Chaff harmful to the elderly? BADINAGE
Channel Islands endlessly rely on fruit CITRUS
Cyril Baker in a mess, as a worker in bonds BRICKLAYER
Dad retired? Mum, perhaps, follows. That is readily understood APPARENT
Daughter is to beguile and open someone's eyes Disenchant
Defective grindstone gradually getting faster STRINGENDO
Elevated university cracked up UPRAISED
Fell down well that is shallow SKINDEEP
Hatred of an interpretation AVERSION
Jokester sounding slightly crazy Gagger
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Layers of a pastry's rolled back STRATA
Leo is one to give autograph STARSIGN
Liberating composition of a whimsical librettist GILBERTIAN
Means of communication left in the middle MEDIAL
Moderate membership fee payable SUBDUE
One in Hamlet, say, has a drink after 6.50 VILLAGER
One on target, said to bring sorrow MAGPIE
Shortens article by English poet ABRIDGES
Silky cloth, originally any low-priced at clothiers' assembly ALPACA
Songbird is returning to hide SISKIN
Svengali gone mad? Crumbs! LEAVINGS
Thinly-spread butter and jam SCRAPE
Too blasé to turn out for the common market? BOOTSALE
With salary at the ceiling, one goes on the bottle SCREWTOP