The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,646 - Jan 22 2002

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Clues Answers
A church expert ACE
A guy's gone off to house of worship SYNAGOGUE
Almost spring in meadow LEA
At a stretch, one could be depressed by circus act TIGHTROPE
Conversation around the French house CHALET
Decline to leave university GODOWN
Decrepit car runs into a big hole CRATER
Dismissed for leak RUNOUT
Fixed up by tailor SUITED
Force company to speak Irish COERCE
Had obligation to recite poem ODE
I show amusement about comparison SIMILE
In a small coin I have inducement INCENTIVE
In outskirts of town, maintain pub TAVERN
Invaluable? That's absurd PRICELESS
Clues Answers
Keen-eyed old boy, a hired hand OBSERVANT
List to perish in the stove AGENDA
Lunar? They might be UNEARTHLY
Most up-to-date, or most behind time LATEST
Pacific award, but presented in Scandinavia NOBELPEACEPRIZE
Pope's astrological sign LEO
Portrait painter keeps on without friends LONELY
Pride being seen in this wicked group SEVENDEADLYSINS
Sailor takes a liking at first to wild animal JACKAL
Skilfully deal with lapse made by scientific expedition FIELDTRIP
Slip, having to control old calculator SLIDERULE
Swallowing grains QUICKSAND
Two white things which youngster cuts MILKTOOTH
Walk by sea pleased an eccentric ESPLANADE
You and I want rigorous first entry requirements for European WESTERNER