The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,210 - Nov 2 2003

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Appraisal of the work in charge OPINION
As the ghoul prowls round for food GOULASH
Blacked one in, but took one's time TARRIED
Brightly-coloured, as the piano isn't LOUD
Brown is in the stand. He's the financial manager TRUSTEE
Chills out with a mulled drink? WARMSUP
Clears the streets for one to enter RIDS
Creates a mood when one starts to play STRIKESANOTE
Either not occupied or let out FREE
Excellent photo, running the half mile TOPHOLE
Find one in the tool-kit that's on hand NAIL
For the cricketer, extra roomy WIDE
Harry is wrong about the chaps TORMENT
Having changed the last bit, made changes all round AMENDED
Having to get up early? That's frightfully! CAUSEFORALARM
He's top of the waiting list CHIEFSTEWARD
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Hit for friends on return SLAP
If you want to become so, you will TESTATE
It tells the reader where to look for 'percolation' SEEPAGE
Learned to pen a bunch of cattle HEARD
Looks that get compliments REGARDS
Naming him is mean NORM
Pull back and am within range GAMUT
Realised the cleaner wasn't good at the carpenter's? SAWDUST
Said 'Aren't just buttons on Teddy's face - see!' REALISE
Shuts up with the key, then comes 'I've dropped it!' COOPS
Singer in comeback given a hand when the number's through DIVA
Squeal when you have a minor disaster in the kitchen SPILLTHEBEANS
Steals away outside and craftily takes a snooze KIDNAPS
Taking time off, tour and fish TROUT
They'll get blazing if told to work harder STOKERS
They're not insensitive to the tentative approaches FEELERS