The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,901 - Nov 15 2002

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A French girl can be the making of American servicemen GIGI
A hot issue! LAVA
A matter of relative weight and particular importance SPECIFICGRAVITY
Being agreeable, though drowsy NODDING
Decline to hold with second-rate means of defence SANDBAG
Drink with cold woman pedagogue TEACHER
Encompassed by a medico in distress AMONGST
Extremely irritable EDGY
Fancy a little cottage beside a wood IDEA
Favouring potassium as a help in the garden FORK
Fibre the French quarter is turning over SISAL
Getting a pet for small daughter in a metropolitan area Catford
He'll try writing with evident hesitation ESSAYER
In Australia running water is dear DARLING
It's ever on the move - fidgety RESTIVE
Like an instructor and the room his class trashed Schoolmasterish
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Off-putting answers betraying inexperience RAWNESS
One has to return a Greek's letter IOTA
Parterre county BEDS
Pays tribute to rider about to mount PRAISES
Plumb malingering! SWINGINGTHELEAD
Presently without title ANON
Putting many skirts on - all red CRIMSON
Rather late in the day for doing the ironing EVENING
Refuses to work in buffets STRIKES
Renaissance man making use of masseur ERASMUS
Sit on youngsters! BROOD
Spend a long time making the crossing PASSAGE
Sublime English clown AUGUSTE
Superior, being in order ABBOT
The referee's mum - picture that! WHISTLERSMOTHER
Unbridled anger and the row resulting RANGE