The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,224 - Feb 8 2004

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'The Story of Lola Grey' is funny ALLEGORY
A bat found in the kitchen OPENER
A competitor in the main event? SEAHORSE
A wild animal got hold of the small girl ALISON
Again I send in the return RIPOSTE
Are up to, in prison CAN
Come back to break the news: almost all are captured ANSWER
Do customers prove disposed to have Oriental food? OVERPRICE
Even in the next world? DEADLEVEL
Fix the price of drink PEG
Given a choice, solicitors won't provide it FREEWILL
Goes on the top end, one supposes PRESUMES
Happily, the girl tips the lady off GLADLY
Have yet to meet OWE
I caught 'I don't worry about how people talk' DICTION
I've returned the article about robbery THIEVING
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In a mere twinkling, the spy grabbed the document AGREEMENT
In court later, locked in battle WATERLOO
In three-quarters of an hour, do get the bouquet ODOUR
Just half register and take their time about getting there STROLL
Long way round to get the bag SACHET
Makes impressive preparations for the send-off STAMPS
Not a bad year for grain RYE
Only by incarcerating? Nonsense! BALONEY
Play golf with a beginner? Tosh! DRIVEL
Quickly assumes, when one is brought down by SLIPSON
Softly the man encircles the tree MAPLE
Sure or otherwise, one will be put in the wrong ERRONEOUS
The scholastic rarely contrive to conceal it LITERARY
Too good for - and more than ABOVE
Took out the old hat DATED
With which the match began and argument opened ROUNDONE