The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,754 - May 28 2002

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About time prophet became guide STEER
Appropriate, your secret STEALTHY
Badly-behaved child's underclothing beginning to tear BRAT
Battle for job, over last fifty years or so POSTWAR
Come shortly to way between mountains in range COMPASS
Dad's attempt to make a cake PASTRY
Draw second boat SKETCH
Examination to see if one is fit for work APTITUDETEST
Fish staggers in front of tree - not dead ROCKSALMON
Garden bird, companion for little one TITCH
Glutton crashed new motorcar CORMORANT
Graduate takes a season to find rock BASALT
Harsh fall that may damage trees ACIDRAIN
Help on a Verdi production AIDA
Home - see man to it, drunk MAISONETTE
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I hear he'll broach last of drink HEELTAP
Maintain one's not to fall behind KEEPUP
Part of hospital has space for officers' mess WARDROOM
Penny on public transport? Walk TRAMP
Poet's language has value WORDSWORTH
Really want to have break such as academics get Longvacation
Relatives turned out to be adaptable VERSATILE
Saint takes blow, one forcing horse's head down MARTINGALE
Setting up bar for party REVEL
Speak up, and cleverly defeat strike OUTWITHIT
Sponsor priest to support what he believes in GODFATHER
Spring attractive in upmarket district MAYFAIR
Wet way to defend castle MOAT
What's passed on is utterly dull DEAD
Working very hard, getting a sort of sickness SWEATING