The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,934 - Dec 24 2002

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A strain, working, for him? ARTISAN
Acting as agent, so busy ONSTAGE
After class, complete confusion CLUTTER
All the actors, or a single star CASTOR
Author's fiction title PSEUDONYM
Bird in no way fat OSTRICH
Bishop, one surrounded by troubles and concerns WORRIES
Blocked pedestrian's path PAVEMENT
Cause astonishment endlessly on river AMAZON
Contralto has it in sincere performance RECITAL
Failing in suit, give away one's heart, perhaps DISCARD
Find out for sure ASCERTAIN
Fool round after film, 'The Spanish Artist' PICASSO
Grave words EPITAPH
Lack of practice in oxidising process? RUSTINESS
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Make pounds in card game, though WHILST
Man offering central heating to French city CHARLES
Man with skill considered sincere HEARTFELT
Mark of grief at an artiste's performance TEARSTAIN
Most regular meal fails to fill a good chap STEADIEST
Order in America includes nothing threatening OMINOUS
Pleasure-seeker - noted his downfall HEDONIST
Ruby, or 2.5 percent of one? FORTIETH
See pigeon die after eating insect FANTAIL
Sit out in ball, showing aloofness DISTANCE
Some indignant ouches - you hit me! TOUCHE
The soap is slippery in this place to eat TEASHOP
Those people accept charge for treatment THERAPY
To survive, abandon such desperate resistance? LASTDITCH
Unkempt, having suffered a blow WINDSWEPT