The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,715 - Apr 12 2002

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'Rubbish! Many cut back', he claims EXACTOR
A girl taking part by putting key into a lock ACTRESS
A piece of writing that's just the thing! ARTICLE
A player with pluck HARPIST
A road-traveller may order this book range SHOOTINGBRAKE
A trainee after the gold, it's said ORAL
Aim to include a single woman ENID
Among the crowd idolising the old queen DIDO
An alternative offered to heels in the city ORLEANS
Blustering fellow - a good man at heart GUSTY
Burn where there's fish CHAR
Carnival a gaol-bird set up GALA
Clipping pages in to fill up a record book LOPPING
Concerned with punt race RELAY
European and English allied GERMANE
Exclusive work of the Romans in Britain HADRIANSWALL
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Great at organised water-sports REGATTA
Having set a spread, partakes of it EATS
He'd lend, no pay, all required in most generous fashion Openhandedly
Holiday-maker who's slipped up? TRIPPER
Investigate, and find a crawler has accepted cash INSPECT
Love a French male in grey get-up - appears more boyish YOUNGER
Metropolis that may well attract some interest CAPITAL
Points to raise in a Baltic country ESTONIA
Pole, extra short SPAR
Pomp and display, say STATE
Remarkably ineptly NOTABLY
Sort of dance where the bar is to be avoided! LIMBO
The carrier belted by a gunman HOLSTER
The right time for overmastering passion RAGE
The transport of mail was their responsibility Armourbearers
Where food is prepared in the nick maybe KITCHEN