The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,230 - Dec 5 2003

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A bit of work done in an emergency ERG
A club hanger-on BAT
A fighter setting bizarre trend once CONTENDER
A hint - plain one! OVERTONE
A man testing for arsenic say with obvious hesitation ASSAYER
A point remains to tie up, being raised for convenience WASHROOM
A service will follow shortly though, making a point THORN
Aim to finish END
An American city way to get into favour BOSTON
Backs allowed very little time SECONDS
Being amusing, it dispels gloom LIGHT
Caught in an extra strong craving ADDICTION
Decree support is overdue LEGISLATE
Dormant talent should be developed LATENT
Guard for an oriental copper on trial SENTRY
New drier that's not very satisfactory THIRDRATE
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Not acknowledged, indeed not at all properly treated DENIED
Note useful stone is found in the Punjab LAHORE
Petty sergeant-major getting onto everybody SMALL
Pictures one may hold up say, right? IMAGERY
Plot contrived by a graduate BED
Rates as indifferent in an ocean-going vessel SCOLDS
Sound fish to rear RAISE
That's about a thousand exercise and five hundred delay IMPEDE
The maggot's soft GENTLE
They appreciate a doctor's going around the swamp ADMIRERS
This may well affect prior plans for disposal of property CODICIL
Ungenerous players left NEARSIDE
Weller's dog SPRINGER
What a person might get for playing the judge RECORDER
Wrongfully in pound - a place of detention BASTILLE
Wrote music undisturbed COMPOSED