The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,165 - Sep 20 2003

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Anatole with society girl FRANCES
Completed fiendish arrangement FINISHED
Got up to the fruit of a tree in eastern India ROSEAPPLE
He has a smashing time shopping RAMRAIDER
He will not save himself SPENDTHRIFT
It is mainly between southern Italy, Sicily and Greece IONIANSEA
Load vehicle with energy CARGO
Mainly ruined SHIPWRECKED
More derogatory bos'n I derided somewhat SNIDER
Not a drop-out in the long run STAYER
Ointment takes up most of the tray SALVE
One accepted Sidney being in position to strike the ball ONSIDE
One caught in 21 gives angry outburst TIRADE
Parsley's unusually thinly scattered SPARSELY
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Pilot, he's manoeuvring at landing-place HELISTOP
Proposed maiden, not eccentric NOMINATED
Reportedly made a mistake going to capital with combined symptoms SYNDROME
Scrooge pulling up but not stopping NIGGARD
Skin turning red turned back after midnight DERMA
Solid pair is married PRISM
Stop being stout and firm STAUNCH
Support for those who are retired BEDSTEAD
The biggest wave so far? RECORDBREAKER
Too self-assured on high to reveal set of books OVERCONFIDENT
Trade - on this island? TRAFFIC
Trying to do better than Violet, say, with gin sling VYING
Went to haunt Edward RESORTED
Wrong river to the south-east FALSE