The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,693 - Mar 18 2002

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A delay sets back the celebration GALA
A French test of the imperfect UNSOUND
Blends in a pie's ingredients, it's vital INDISPENSABLE
Bloomer in which a pupil is to be found IRIS
Cover charge? PREMIUM
Deceive company? On occasion TWOTIME
Dual purpose stores for life-boats? WATERBISCUITS
Duty put on one form of transport TAXI
Faultlessly dressed - like perfect partners? IDEALLYSUITED
Final disposition shows resolve WILL
Fired with real reform and no exaggeration? LITERAL
Hard back STERN
Inane is another way of putting this ASININE
It is thought to be almost perfect IDEA
It's hard to teach what society regards with distaste BADFORM
It's not down as a source of poison UPAS
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Lacking gear, such armies don't fight NEUTRAL
Loose relative seen topless UNTIE
Posh vehicle for baker's deliveries? ROLLS
Primate embraces son in church recess APSE
Run slap into a traffic jam SNARLUP
Sharp bet using inside information PUNGENT
Single instances of patients in quarantine? Isolatedcases
Slight scrap in the queue FRAGILE
Sounded like a horse tangled in hedge NEIGHED
Steam-whistle stop? TEATIME
The top decoration for a woman TIARA
They look as though they don't wash the backs of their necks SCRUFFS
Uncertain how business without profit was run ATALOSS
Wash three articles from abroad LAUNDER
Went around in female dress? SKIRTED
What one said after reflection ECHO