The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,738 - May 9 2002

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Clues Answers
...broadcast, failing to finish one's lines RADII
...fool and bird hit out, dropping the odds IDIOT
...leading actor or capital PRINCIPAL
...lifting royal drink LAGER
Acclaim of two raised in mine PLAUDIT
Bore's degree of suitability CALIBRE
Can be enclosing letter from Greek national TIBETAN
Cancel every year, without a... ANNUL
Cleared some prospective MP tied to... EMPTIED
Dangerous gamble for two boys on spinning wheel RUSSIANROULETTE
Deception achieved by putting energy into insult SLEIGHT
Displaying a lumbering tread - until point of disappearance BERMUDATRIANGLE
Explosive stage comeback set off... GELIGNITE
Finance record of work to be completed BACKLOG
Finish treatment for sore back ENDORSE
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Fruit to draw divine being in TANGELO
Hate to see sailor at half anchor ABHOR
Helped a gamble? Time eliminated doubtful starters ABETTED
Hung over? Inclined to start drinking first DANGLED
Leaders chasing completed costs OVERHEADS
One who has power is left in regret - right? RULER
Rejoiced in getting lost on run, in early dawn starts GLORIED
Rufus studied without a brain REDHEAD
Rush last editions onto overnight van SCAMPER
Second grade? Single friend in Derby, perhaps BONECHINA
Stiff British taken in by interminable... UNBENDING
Take away the urge to hold English coins DEPRIVE
Trot in explosive missile TRIDENT
Turkeys start to walk like ducks? Rubbish TWADDLE
Viewer in house let rent go spiralling LORGNETTE