The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,158 - Sep 12 2003

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A battle involving colour MAGENTA
A man who's not settled, we hear OWEN
A Northerner's way to go about business SCOT
An artist bearing in game HOCKNEY
An organiser of the young put at customers' disposal SCOUTMASTER
Attending every sporting contest whatever the situation ATALLEVENTS
Blue would be appropriate RIGHT
Domestic pets can rip seats to pieces! PERSIANCATS
Figure on a new temporary provision LOAN
Finding key among change could result in cross words ALTERCATION
Fish with a musical tail! CODA
Form void - was made to repudiate DISAVOW
Getting a number over the river AVON
Ginger biscuits or crackers? NUTS
Given appropriate backing, are prolific TEEM
Ground rent? CHASM
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Had in mind a trifle THOUGHT
He puts out that a point's been awarded to the winner EVICTOR
Heartless woman, a cheat, responsible for a flyer SEAGULL
Here's a jolly team's to get salute PRESENTARMS
Here's the pirate captain's sidekick - duck! SMEE
On reflection writing a few last words when fit SPASM
One compound will accommodate ten animals OXEN
Point to a listener, that's close by NEAR
Spy coming clean, revealing unofficial financial dealings Bondwashing
Statice will make an impression on a salesman SEALAVENDER
Such a blissful meal must include wine CHABLIS
The first man to be a mother? ADAM
The painter's dull - without craft, that is MATISSE
They'll go back all the same PALINDROMES
Try running water TEST
West Indies scout stranded WISPY