The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,881 - Oct 23 2002

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A base for brewing AFOOT
A couple of hundred artist has for capital ACCRA
A pair of Poles made eats - the first-fruits ANNATES
American and I leave Spanish friend AMIGO
Appeal to higher authority, anyway REFER
Associate army officer left alliance COLLEAGUE
Bar incorrect measure RULEOUT
Bureau used by government ministers CABINET
Common root vegetable consumed in Turkey TATER
Concerned with a Lord Mayor in Britain, say REALM
Congregate when sun gathers heat SWARM
Corrected at noon? AMENDED
Delay proceedings after set-back in Jerusalem SITUPON
Depressing design, and quite out of place SADDENING
Eccentric man inside gets a twitch of arthritis RHEUMATIC
Furious about Italian leader being demoted REDUCED
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Gloomy skinflint of alert mind MISERABLE
Herb added to a strong Spanish wine TARRAGONA
High-flying personnel boasted after broadcast AIRCREW
Interest retired man though he's self-absorbed INTROVERT
Lowered tax after seeing rodent in action Derated
Many made money from being well-read LEARNED
Menaces the star composer THREATS
Monosyllabic word meaning 'interim'? SHORTTERM
Passage from translated article TRANSIT
Penalised again for being cultured REFINED
Piggish? It's a bad sign, they say PORCINE
Pirate ship CORSAIR
The perfect plant ALLGOOD
Thought about Frenchman being exploited MUSED
Town pre-constructed in Wales NEWPORT
Walk around with confidence if cherished TREASURED