The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,002 - Mar 14 2003

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A decoration firm in a hole PICOT
A judge of French alcoholic liquor DECIDER
A pert eccentric from the old city PETRA
A seat of learning? CHAIR
A woman is to be put back in charge SUSIE
Answer for ships' officers in the customary procedure RIPOSTE
Can beginner use this kitchen equipment? TINOPENER
Chance it maybe - the trainee appears practical TECHNICAL
Colouring as a result of complaint DISTEMPER
Cook needs the right sort of oven ROAST
Curses at finding water running over cases EXECRATES
Defence against the main onslaught SEAWALL
Detectives go in because they're sour ACIDS
Done with viewing, which could be a mistake OVERSIGHT
Flighty creature making a poet grin foolishly ORANGETIP
He'll enlarge just over five hundred eventually Dilater
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High-flown correspondence AIRMAIL
Lit up, being tense TIGHT
New diet - it's most well-organised TIDIEST
Not permitted to enclose key in short letter NOTELET
Note the policeman going around left one a copy REPLICA
People using private transport could be a bloomer CARNATION
Place in America that's no longer fashionable? CHICAGO
Reprobate given credit notes with a lot of interest CURIOUS
Run laps when out of shape and come to a standstill SNARLUP
Shanghai, as the reporter might say IMPRESS
Stretching from the last ice-age ELASTIC
The person showing little appreciation of stylish file INGRATE
The song 'Goodbye to Prison' CANTATA
The tread's in bad condition - all split SHATTERED
They deal with plants and with clay POTTERS
Wait to start a game SERVE