The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,186 - May 18 2003

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Clues Answers
5 across, for example, in a port on the White Sea ARCHANGEL
Ad-lib? I'm sharp with first of umpteen IMPROMPTU
Bearing east, ahead of the Parisian, in monstrous cavern RELEVANCE
Boy and girl eating cheese GABRIEL
Cleaner, at a stop, caught early bus CHARABANC
Colonist taking dog round lake SETTLER
Composer, bishop, and old sculptor BORODIN
Contained in Aesop, his morally false argument SOPHISM
Creeping plant in mobile home TRAILER
Dance beat good orchestra initially provides TANGO
Do another funny novel ONTHEROAD
Editorial about northern youth who drowned LEANDER
Elected soldier behind closed doors INPRIVATE
Fall to pieces in unexpected cameo role COMEAPART
Follow scholar's teaching DOGMA
Friend carrying revolutionary weapon MACHETE
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Fruit drink that's delicious in Egypt's capital NECTARINE
Incensed one judge IRATE
Joke about extremely unusual labour camp GULAG
Keep moist when roasting some lamb (a steak) BASTE
Litigant's easily understood argument PLAINTIFF
Little square by shopping precinct SMALL
Long report exposing person of some importance BIGSHOT
Most important soldier on horse PARAMOUNT
Possess what footballers need to enjoy themselves HAVEABALL
Relative might be good-natured about ending of romance NIECE
Royal feast cut short REGAL
Sauce made by head, head of restaurant CAPER
Soldiers, volunteers, on a vessel AORTA
Sort of group in centre FOCUS
Stars greet Arab nervously GREATBEAR
Wild ape is a brownish colour SEPIA