The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,530 - Nov 20 2004

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A few arranged loan on island AVALON
Ample input fell dramatically PLENTIFUL
Bee of low birth! HUMBLE
Cares about leading Penny onto slope ESCARP
Firm with good man taking only second half that is valuable COSTLY
From Kathleen he removed jewellery ANKLET
Honour showing relative success in exam results ORDEROFMERIT
Husband Jack had time to include one Cuban dance HABANERA
Inspire one doctor with acceptable energy IMBUE
Interpreter was quiet with single book EXPONENT
Invoice for latter one is said to follow PROFORMA
It is used for grilling on the playing-field GRIDIRON
Lash stallion perhaps and move rapidly HORSEWHIP
Least expensive music-maker? PENNYWHISTLE
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Main meal prepared and served on this? DINNERSET
Make about four new and original CREATIVE
Mother country within 24 hours an old African country DAHOMEY
Mother smeared cream on ornamental string work MACRAME
Naturally it is cover for the pupil EYELID
Neat prose translated into another language ESPERANTO
Not straightforward, not about to accuse INDICT
Old French settler FRANC
Regretted capturing flighty creature EGRET
Shakespearean book TIMON
Short poem from a lady! ODETTE
The frozen lea? ICEFIELD
Used to pluck a guitar PLECTRUM
Vehicle taking cotton thread from the city CARLISLE