The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,936 - Dec 27 2002

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A dive making small change to charge PLUNGE
A highway of lesser importance? Not in this country ABROAD
A number may have spoken about the commotion ORDINAL
A taking individual in the main PIRATE
A town girl's sound character MAIDSTONE
About fifty always appear quick-witted CLEVER
Admit ruling is needed about the mushroom ACCEPT
Agree one could be made over by a female adviser EGERIA
Animal dope ASS
Be festive but let care be exercised CELEBRATE
Choose to make allusion to parking first PREFER
Concerned with origins and capital assets RESOURCES
Display consisting of just a single glass? SPECTACLE
Even corrupt classes can get honours VENERATES
Freedom from aches and pains - unusual in age alas! ANALGESIA
Fruit drink fit for the gods in the Orient NECTARINE
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Having very little American cash, meet half-way CENTRALLY
He'll speak to a daughter on get-up with some hesitation ADDRESSER
Heart causing a doctor real perplexity MORALE
Mean to declare date of birth? AVERAGE
Means of bearing youngsters! LITTERS
Pay deputy-head is to order DISCHARGE
Produce eggs for a song LAY
Room must be found by the boss before ten STUDIO
Secret agent seen in his pyjamas SPY
Star actors maybe CASTOR
The beastly element? PIGIRON
The council having business met, time being somehow made for this COMMITTEE
The heartless and almost grim examiner TESTER
There won't be cuts to face if he does his job properly BARBER
There's a couple of pounds for everyone ALL
Whip round an MP has to get cheese CAMEMBERT