The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,140 - Jun 30 2002

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Among the last performing, possibly ten show abilities TALENTS
Bolted for a time when I'm out ATE
By all means, avail yourself of, to extinguish DOUSE
Cruel male with an ingenuous follower HEARTLESS
Cut in crude fashion into pieces REDUCTION
Determined to be part of the camping party? INTENT
Do in ATHOME
Does find out the ex is most unhappy DESOLATE
Get praise and about double the tip on return PLAUDIT
Happened to have been about to decline BEFALLEN
He sells what a draper usually sells REP
He's fooling you. Scamp dug up the roots IMPOSTOR
How Jack walked? LUMBERED
I get myself a ticket to enter with great difficulty IMPASSE
Identified as having been given a job by PLACED
In the end, do your best to ring TRENDY
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Keep quiet about the wrong done by the sybarite HEDONIST
Not very arduous - to be fair LIGHT
Pay for and take the case TREAT
People made of wax? POLISH
Play to win SERENADE
Practise with animals, say USE
Put the same question as before to the rest REPOSE
Reserved for the cast SHY
Scarce, which is almost beyond comprehension HARDTOGET
Set out but a twinkling after you were meant to TABULATE
Stopping to put a band round the others ARRESTING
Stops before five, sent packing PREVENTS
Stuff and dine on, as before REPEAT
To catch one fish might be easy CHAIR
Urge locals to accommodate the poor BEGGARS
Use pressure to get from, wrong though it is EXTORT