The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,171 - Feb 2 2003

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A battered old case that may be heavy to carry LOAD
Accompanying stresses with which musicians are familiar STRAINS
After this, the heat's on! READYSTEADYGO
Anti-Green, become pro-Green? CONVERT
Cold woman is hard to love CHERISH
Comb you clean thoroughly SCOUR
Drunk running riot outside for Italian dish RISOTTO
From a crumpled list, put through the order THISTLE
Gas responsible for the leak costing lives? CARELESSTALK
Gets a pooch covered in spots SECURES
Given a hand, coped with DEALT
Having real trouble patrolling the beat LEATHER
Hence the top isn't easily dented SOLID
How much the ice-bucket will hold? CUBICCAPACITY
Is the bird underneath the cold water tank? CISTERN
It means no more drinking for father TIME
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It's disturbing finding one in one's stew NOISE
It's the usual performance finding one's way about in ROUTINE
Lies do trouble one in love IDOLISE
Not allowed to go off drunk PICKLED
Reveals that only a sale will be considered? LETSOUT
Rub up right under prickly seed-case BURR
Search for mum, seething with fury about RUMMAGE
See the house I'd gone back to see, anyhow DIOCESE
Shake the heads on return STUN
Slipped out of the building SHED
The manners of a tramp! CREW
The way to conceal a switch ROAD
Thought to be the intention IDEA
Travelling out, arranged to call on TOURING
What to do if education's taking the wrong direction? CHANGECOURSE
Working with us part time, he's presumptuous and arrogant UPSTART