The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,069 - May 31 2003

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Author's table? WRITINGDESK
Award recipe included the day before for French cheese CHEVRE
Be too optimistic about theatrical show OVERPLAY
Boat I leave going round border is bright pink SHRIMP
Cattle food! BEEF
Certain debut nobody rediscovered BEYONDDOUBT
Cheerless feature in arid environment DREARY
Does it have unofficial connection with dinner-jacket? BLACKTIE
Drive round a country SPAIN
Fool, colt needs breaking in CLOT
Has different exercises to get into this SHAPE
He got in middle-aged butter! GHEE
Hilda cultivated a bloomer DAHLIA
House of Orange? BLENHEIMPALACE
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Imaginary half-hearted idea first NOTIONAL
In brief, talked about trade group, initially EFTA
It's sticky for insects FLYPAPER
Last character in charge included nothing to do with animals ZOIC
Leading seaman took boat to island SARK
Line back on railway causes anxiety WORRY
Noise sounds piggish OINK
One's own protection SELFDEFENCE
Only a second to gain unauthorised access to other computers in the building SHACK
Paddy having a true disorder could make it rise TEMPERATURE
Precocious child in France ENFANTTERRIBLE
Repeat in varying order in the bell-tower? RINGTHECHANGES
Sycophant detailed amphibian TOAD
Where prospects are better for railway travellers OBSERVATIONCAR