The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,995 - Mar 6 2003

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Clues Answers
A cold greeting, always, for the winner ACHIEVER
A grip on immorality? VICE
Bearers of gifts who threw enemies into confusion THREEWISEMEN
Burnt trousers such as these FLARED
Card player calling - and twisting! WRINGING
Case of Commonwealth flyer becoming the head of the board CHAIRMAN
City in bloom suppressing an aphid, perhaps BUDAPEST
City type's rival lined up for review LIVERPUDLIAN
Concluded the actors were gloomy OVERCAST
Country constabulary taken in by endless letters MALAWI
Eat out - and in France and Switzerland ETCH
Eye proprietor is spoken of in island IONA
Former stage profession that's very demanding EXACTING
Game for a vulgar dance BASEBALL
He runs into resort guide SHERPA
Clues Answers
Informative, hinting Engel might be wrong Enlightening
It might make a life end! ENFILADE
It sounds highly priced - a buck? DEER
Joke about new group GANG
Latin America protects a person's reputation NAME
Nothing very acceptable - my first egg OVUM
Permission to go away LEAVE
Refuse to allow check on job centre VETO
River bridges - category that's lost status DECLASSE
Ruled, protecting society that's submissive RESIGNED
Soft shoe shuffle? Comics can start off MOCCASIN
The lack of touch, for example, is baloney! NONSENSE
The strength of support won, oddly BRAWN
Three schools to amalgamate? Put your shirt on it! CLOTHESHORSE
Tolerates assistants catching second-class ABIDES