The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,663 - Feb 11 2002

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A climbing French wall plant ARUM
A searching examination, by all accounts AUDIT
Alert pirate looks mercurial QUICKSILVER
Attack the copper with acid ETCH
Being rude, I am short and to the point IMPERTINENT
Chemical one keeps in school ACETONE
Ducks to see in European capital OSLO
Fitting combination of Middle English and French MEET
Fruit for the shy COCONUT
Gangsters - a case for some anxiety ANGST
Go ahead star TAKETHELEAD
He gets French wine at a minimal charge VINCENT
He toils in far from friendly fashion HOSTILE
I meant having a change to cheer things up ANIMATE
Is the French one ringed in the main? ISLE
Jolly good for bad driving TOPPING
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Meat jelly made with a non-Eastern spice ASPIC
Not even sufficient, strange as it may seem ODDLYENOUGH
Now fit and decent PRESENTABLE
One among many returning to work TOIL
One in jail killed his brother CAIN
Provide proper directions first ENDUE
Pupil's knowledgeable, gets academic award SCHOLARSHIP
Russian missile to move along swiftly SCUD
Scheme for lopping a tree? PLAN
Seems agreeable but doesn't remain attentive NODS
Swing till dizzy LILT
The done thing ACHIEVEMENT
The French mark all dice differently CEDILLA
This month in an abbreviated way INST
Unmatched French writer finishes miscellaneous articles ODDSANDENDS
What does father make of the RAF? ANAGRAM