The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,827 - Aug 21 2002

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A melon is prepared for dessert SEMOLINA
A stodgy pudding is no good DUFF
Anything but a good-looker! EVILEYE
Armenian cities are demolished, despite truce ARMISTICE
Dine during effort to get agreement TREATY
Dutch house of vivid hue ORANGE
Even now there's silence STILL
Everyone needs inner energy to write computer language ALGOL
Father always gets upset by fruit PAPAYA
Finding wild celery takes little time SMALLAGE
Forced to embrace a married Parisian lady MADAME
Hurried to the Andes, maybe HASTENED
It's not on to gun down distant relation OFFSHOOT
Italian monk has to concede that it's perfumed FRAGRANT
Maligned Italian leader in traditional dress TRADUCED
Masses of utensils POTS
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Maureen is to employ computer assistant MOUSE
Military trainees in school display spirit SCOTCH
Noteworthy symbol placed over a letter-heading SIGNAL
Offers shares in firm producing delivery vehicles FLOATS
Permanently opposed to evil FORGOOD
Pious novice confronts joyless wayfarer PILGRIM
Post first held by feature-writer COLUMNIST
Provide lavish entertainment, as is only fair FETE
Self-satisfied, soft-headed simpleton SMUG
Spanish composer needs some after collapse FALLAPART
Tending to make rail workers turn informer NURSING
Try to restore sacred churchyard GODSACRE
University in the country demands representation STATUE
Waste resources to make gardenia develop DRAINAGE
Work on the side to produce liquor MOONLIGHT
Youths take note when given clues LEADS