The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,745 - May 17 2002

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A novelist's long tale with point SAGAN
A piano harbours such pests APHIDES
About four the man hums with industry! HIVE
Boundaries, all going in different directions WALLS
Check again on accommodating particular individual RESTRICTION
Concerning a holy man having nothing ASTO
Cut the poor journalist HACK
Floored, so being reprimanded Onthecarpet
Go ahead after cash appeal PLEAD
Grants available in town slum-clearance programmes OWNS
He's on board to deal with complaints Shipsdoctor
Like a glass - and it could make parents rant TRANSPARENT
Live unhappily in an area liable to flood VLEI
Love mate - a real gem! OPAL
Many get bad grades and they ask for assistance CADGERS
Money put down before a deal is made ANTE
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Near-crazy songwriter ARNE
Note low return results in ruin DOOM
Only a few lines for one of the lesser characters Smallletter
Pass around unattended army officer COLONEL
Plan to be outstanding PROJECT
Putting on too much weight! Overloading
Send no end before dried up SERE
Soft butter - it's for a baby PRAM
Stage favourites given write-up STEP
The down-to-earth guy put cats' hair to use PARACHUTIST
The person to turn to if wanting to trace relations GENEALOGIST
The pleasure of French come down! DELIGHT
The young bounder! LEVERET
Turned up mid-afternoon to inspect range PURVIEW
Twisting or not, is certainly crooked TORSION
Water-course where a trainee has to follow vessel CANAL