The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,941 - Jan 2 2003

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A disparaging remark over one's pairs ASPERSION
Antecedent to one in order, perhaps PRIOR
Bet on a defender BACK
Call for more heart, chasing points ENCORE
Captain transfers to mere trimarans MASTERMARINER
Conservative list that's legal CLEAN
Cooking while very, very drunk STEAMING
Cut nitrogen, say, with hydrogen GASH
Garment that's almost a match NIGHTIE
I listen to sully the reputation of National ICELANDER
Limits for penalties in court CONFINES
Looking after school hobby TRAINSPOTTING
Manage to look after maiden, perhaps OVERSEE
Meaning to support hack with sound judgement HORSESENSE
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Nervous about slight advantage ONEDGE
One travels on horseback with little money - but glittering! IRIDESCENT
Pests go ten-pin bowling and come across one in the wet STEPPINGSTONE
Relented, being frequently found in Kent with deputy head SOFTENED
Requirements that cook eats in less ESSENTIALS
Sailor dispatched mates for toast ABSENTFRIENDS
Score one hundred - back before church NOTCH
Setting off while high TRIPPING
Sounding angry about doctor being half-man half-machine ANDROID
Spin from the left, say SIDE
Student bivouacked outside, being tight CLAMPED
Sweepstake? BROOMSTICK
Talk about bowler, say CHAT
Thinks about cuts CHEWS