The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,734 - May 4 2002

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Agreed with what the pen-pals had done Corresponded
Annual? YEARBOOK
Arranged beforehand? Put something in front Prefixed
Big fellow therefore got up OGRE
Certain to include nice sort of easy job SINECURE
Characterised by fluency in a manner of speaking ELOQUENT
Cooked greens ie give active force ENERGISE
Cornish saint had one half of the ship IVES
Dark and sweet type of sausage! BLACKPUDDING
Day after day you inside changed colour DYED
Favour shed LEANTO
Fool can return repartee NITWIT
Former time enjoyed by pensioner? OLDAGE
French novelist finished off the cheese in Italy ZOLA
Highly-strung bird? KITE
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Holy orders CANONLAW
It's downhill for sporty people when runners jump SKISLOPE
Jay, bird with pendulous double chin! JOWL
Man of straw? RICK
One looking on? SEER
Persian king has ten initially reading about the expenses XERXES
Reserve even at tennis SETASIDE
Space taken by friend, fellow lodger ROOMMATE
Spread some of the best rewards STREW
String found inside back, say, of instrument! RECORDER
Supporter used normal amount removing stain PARTISAN
Tender dogfish NURSE
Tennis players' powerful drinks? MIXEDDOUBLES
Unmusical aunt losing article shipwrecked on the French ship going round the Orient TUNELESS
Weapon that needs to be fired before it can be used FLAMETHROWER