The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,937 - Dec 28 2002

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Clues Answers
Accepting teams that are ranging themselves with one party or another Takingsides
At liberty not to get tight LOOSE
Beau reported celebrity's bloomer DANDELION
Broadcast event RELAYRACE
Central European region lies ruined with eastern half of Russia SILESIA
Chemical found in box I'd anticipated OXIDANT
Dawdle with unknown number of earthenware vessels POTTERY
Desert players performing ABANDON
Expel number of people attending event TURNOUT
Fast living QUICK
Finished crossing ALLOVER
Friend did not finish shudder QUAKE
Given up to the faithful DEVOTED
Gloomy journalists in action DEPRESSED
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Greek character arranging a loan for musical instrument PIANOLA
Head cleaner SHAMPOO
How one goes about with no clothes on! NAKEDLY
If Ken moves it will cut KNIFE
Lady by Lake Superior in the United States had ring of cells ANNULUS
Midlands town taking raw material to Scottish town WARWICK
One forgets having this AMNESIA
Played for time when engine stopped STALLED
Runner on line prevented from having pan SKILLET
Shunted? SIDETRACKED
Sterility of pies ass produced! ASEPSIS
Suggestive of short skirts in not long ago REMINISCENT
Undertook domestic hanging WALLPAPERED
Way that's green first for self-contained community! ECOSYSTEM