The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,137 - Aug 19 2003

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Clues Answers
A beauty enjoying resounding success? BELLE
A dale in Sherwood Forest? ALAN
A European has it in him to be courteous POLITE
A fellow may be well-spoken - and well-off AFFLUENT
A policeman's on his mettle, you might say COPPER
A shady image is certainly not positive! NEGATIVE
Appeased medical officer's student I found in ploughed field MOLLIFIED
Bouncer needed at seaside dance BEACHBALL
By working hard, vice-head performed well ACHIEVED
Cat gets bird - a blue one TOMTIT
Climb down, as a sailor must do, we're told ABSEIL
Do they walk in a measured way? FEET
Fine wood in Sussex GOOD
Former legislation was precise EXACT
Heartlessly arrogant and rascally ARRANT
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In the distance, a cleric can be seen at the centre MIDDLE
In the warehouse, the first supervisor is a tyrant! DESPOT
It's a mistake not to keep petticoat down! SLIPUP
Little Derek shows character by joining the Territorials DELTA
Love that's rejected one day in 1945, may still develop EVOLVE
Miserable house at Sussex resort - left straight away HOVEL
More advantageous for the punter BETTER
One snack, or else seven ELEVENSES
Pan has leg to remodel - and parts of fingers PHALANGES
Put off game - about time DETER
Resolve of old Spanish leader to cross river DECIDE
Terrified by a ghost? Not exactly! AGHAST
The result of boat-builder's skill CRAFT
Thrills, whenever father is with his children Frissons
Type of hart, or Himalayan goat TAHR