The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,778 - Jun 25 2002

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A number, and another number - I accepted none of them NEITHER
Be rough on chap with title MANHANDLE
Cavities in insect shown by painter ANTRA
Coming to ripping finish, finally unsuccessful Endingintears
Dreadful tenor - alto I gave indulgence TOLERATION
Elegance of good athletics contest GRACE
Expect to jump queue finally HOPE
Genuine offence taken with prophet's speech SINCERE
Goddess put off admitting me DEMETER
Gold piece in circulation ORBIT
Hollywood types who have meteoric careers? SHOOTINGSTARS
Israelite who may live rough LEVI
Ladies who make it to the top in music SOPRANI
Meagre period for leisure SPARETIME
Milk from one? It depends on the cow UDDER
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People with dark shades, powerful behind the scenes MENINGREYSUITS
Poet as yet awaiting translation YEATS
Poke right inside engine housing PROD
Price of abandoning one's policy SURRENDERVALUE
Put down log ENTER
Quickly putting out to grass TURFING
Relatively smooth house extension, perhaps GRANNYFLAT
Rising, move drunkenly around black cat REBELLION
Scores at one side of wicket, and scampers away RUNSOFF
Seaweed collected by coastal gang ALGA
Soft verge round motorway LIMP
Specially warm area that's marked on disc SUNSPOT
Thrill of brief days with child FRISSON
Trail 'Cats,' adapted by composer SCARLATTI
Where one may play fixtures on holiday AWAY