The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,637 - Jan 11 2002

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Clues Answers
A stretcher for use in the dark! ENLARGER
Bitter sweet? TART
Book having to do with verse-composition RESERVE
Call a guy up over a key NAME
Collaborator writing excellent article in German AIDER
Crooked gang, having dropped leader, got ahead ANGLED
Crush the fellow framing a virtuous man in charge MASTICATE
Directions left with a boor to dispose of everything SELLOUT
Displeasure apparent about many turning up dirty IMPURE
Establishing credit, being a consumer CREATING
Fashion class that's not going to extremes MODERATE
Getting badly beat means humiliation ABASEMENT
Go on without one, patently amused RIANT
Got together with a little work in the Mediterranean MERGED
Having dash, around 50, and smart TINGLE
Herb for healing a lamb's affliction BALSAM
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Hold on - it can explode! CONTAIN
In time a little beast will make mistakes ERRATA
Investing money in a boat which is tip-top PINNACLE
Joint holding as in a gambling organisation CASINO
Look over quiet to be admitted to trendy party INSPECT
Lots are in unwonted liaison RELATIONS
Place to get present for small daughter HEREFORD
Practice America for example backs USAGE
Principal earnings INTEREST
Rates a page, then cracks up APPRAISES
Readiest to adapt, as more stable STEADIER
Spot-on bill a minister presented ACCURATE
Spots not considered RASH
Taking in an egghead? Senseless! INANE
Wine available in plastic dispensers ASTI
Wretched housing before getting extended SPREAD