The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,014 - Mar 28 2003

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A bore keen to be heard EAGRE
A contrivance of the scholar with backbone MACHINE
A dance where lots of tea will be provided CHACHACHA
A deliberate lighting offence ARSON
A fool, and in Paris that's an advantage ASSET
A non-drinker, he is at heart a sceptic ATHEIST
A painting of a head of state? LANDSCAPE
A stock-taker making little sound? RUSTLER
Agree to strike CHIME
Beasts holding a trainee back will be suspended SLUNG
Boldly confronts a number over expenses ACCOSTS
Bound to take in a paying guest BOARDER
Brown, a little gentleman, won't cross the line TANGENT
Call in the president - it lends authority ENTITLE
Carefully read through, then utilised PERUSED
Categorises as cold girls CLASSES
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Dicky hid things, showing belated wisdom HINDSIGHT
Duck when the dunderhead playboy appears! DRAKE
Figure about a hundred get confused RECTANGLE
Gas - nitrogen - loaded onto an old ship ARGON
Giving a grunt, pen letters, finding it distasteful REPUGNANT
Intent on Eastern development EARNEST
Large bills for mail-order customers? POSTERS
Name the new fuel METHANE
Personal subscription SIGNATURE
Point to a mad character responsible for smash SHATTER
Present dreadful crawler SERPENT
Really good drink offered with little hesitation SUPER
Scatter these around left and right for protection SHELTER
Stimulating and popular single, well-housed INSPIRING
The case for getting top politicians together CABINET
Underworld instruction to settle accounts DISCHARGE