The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,966 - Jan 31 2003

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A mature though unreliable layman AMATEUR
A well-equipped resort SPA
Accord respect to cook about fifty SALUTE
Appear in suspense about new card but not paperback HARDCOVER
Back with little hesitation the more rigorous STERNER
Before going up and down ERE
Cutting down - even on fish LEVELLING
Date green conversion is to be made GENERATED
Dull-coloured flag say never raised SAGEGREEN
Exclusively Western plant WHOLLY
Favouring a merger which would mean a lot PROFUSION
Foil package containing duplicated key BAFFLE
German and single and free UNDONE
Measures called for when wagons carry a load CARATS
Most injudicious - in the USA anyway LEASTWISE
Not far short of the most perfect old city THEBES
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On which a person may be entitled to use a metal pen NAMEPLATE
Oriental coppers taking in tot get disheartened SADDEN
Ostensible reason for a written introduction? PRETEXT
Poem on lad's turmoil held up to ridicule LAMPOONED
Registering no sound NOTING
Regret to find some err badly REMORSE
Rows within the Church would be unseemly COARSE
Rueful about restricted social worker REPENTANT
Snappy devil having a link with conservationists IMPATIENT
Supporters' split is the short answer PARTISANS
The fellow in shelter returning for a top-coat ENAMEL
The girl guide will give one a seat USHERETTE
The rest of the afternoon SIESTA
There's a bit for everyone APIECE
Time for an article on the queen ERA
Vetch is included in cattle-fodder sometimes ERS