The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,197 - Oct 28 2003

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A real grind to prepare such food MINCE
Acorns provide this tall timber MAST
American visits English hills and Italian mountains APENNINES
An account to believe and show to be true ACCREDIT
An old song, 'Crazy about a Girl' MADRIGAL
Communist can look back when more mature OLDER
Cook left out dieter SIMMER
Fashion on the street is unpretentious MODEST
Fighter requires hairdresser to be at worker's disposal! COMBATANT
Figure he will cross a good ram HEXAGRAM
First four out of eighteen go into store BARN
Hair removal offered - that is, with lipo and tan treatments EPILATION
In turnip production, Nebraska takes the record NEEP
Made an asinine row! BRAYED
Mary said I'd corrupted farm-girls! DAIRYMAIDS
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Mongols say goodbye with hollow regards TATARS
Musical in which American soldiers meet French girl GIGI
Naming EC when disaster is threatening MENACING
Not lively - in a lively way INANIMATE
Not long ago, you could depend on US currency investment RECENTLY
Order I take on, being in charge IONIC
Peacekeepers' motive is nonsense UNREASON
Scorns Hell - Dad took insurance against it! DISDAINS
Sea creature, type of lean crab BARNACLE
Silly old fool's marriage portion is a small road DOTARD
Talk or alternatively, eat ORATE
The capital state of film production PARISTEXAS
The greatest guarantee prison offers Maximumsecurity
The secret of sugar cane extraction ARCANE