The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,976 - Feb 12 2003

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A few admitted to balls make overtures ADVANCES
A medic ate badly and wasted away EMACIATED
A sweet, affectionate and tireless worker FONDANT
Act by lackey to gain total control DOMINION
After retiring, Edward longed to be uninvolved DETACHED
Attach a couple of pages to epilogue APPEND
Catastrophe follows a strike in London, say CALAMITY
Congenial corps in pleasant accommodation AMICABLE
Court official gives timely hint to workforce TIPSTAFF
Encased in warmth in the hut SHEATHED
He's tested an explosive in the river EXAMINEE
Hide copper in a decrepit car? Spot on! ACCURATE
It's produced by committee for TV series SITCOM
Left in for wearing old British coin FLORIN
Make new evaluation of research about Roman coins REASSESS
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Manage somehow to make bullish adversary elated BEARUP
Plant keeps French husband in work TAMARISK
Pole worked the soil and calmed down STILLED
Second setback for her TESS
Sombre after tree gets emergency treatment FIRSTAID
Stop daughter going to building sites DESIST
The Yeti, for instance ICEMAN
Thrash youngster first for being evasive SLIPPERY
Tour isle in order to see newer rock formations OUTLIERS
Two piano features on which all else depends KEYSTONE
Unpaid worker given unlimited scope FREEHAND
Vessel taken by Tommy with some uncertainty PRIVATEER
What an angry, itinerant, unwary witch may do? FLYOFFTHEHANDLE
Writing article about old gambling game takes an age AEON