The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,269 - Jan 21 2004

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Clues Answers
'To sleep: perchance to dream: - - ' AYTHERESTHERUB
...and not backing the same music RONDO
Banker we re-employed worked hard to innovate BREAKNEWGROUND
Cockney's toiletry should alleviate perspiration AIRCONDITIONER
Cries, receiving post about a gamble SWEEPSTAKE
Eating to get restored energy, given treat NEGOTIATE
Extract from 'triffic' piece of music RIFF
Fetch a bit of fluff, appearing humble BRINGDOWN
First in line doesn't appear to be competent ABLE
Fuss about a soldier being slow ADAGIO
Has to go round like a 12, endlessly in distress HARASS
Jones may be in a state... INDIANA
Long to follow up short pieces, in verse IAMBICS
Part of the Cypriot alphabet IOTA
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Particular work to be done in a field SPECIALITY
Popular garden plant available INSTOCK
Regular starter for The Oaks? ACORN
Second person with appeal about to call for whatever's needed YOUNAMEIT
See red with one disorganised and thoroughly feckless person? NEERDOWELL
Small restaurant using right ingredient in manufactured gravy BISTRO
So eggs may be items supermarket's giving away? FREERANGE
Someone from Greenland wearing formal clothing? Not at first INUIT
Someone rash involved in striking match HOTHEAD
Think very hard, revealing personal intelligence under torture RACKONESBRAINS
To try and provide examples of this VERB
Wise men about to produce something marvellous MAGIC
Yellow and black bird about to be displayed first CRAVEN
You and I on a long walk in Yorkshire area, once WESTRIDING