The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,376 - May 25 2004

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Abuse of cocaine, mainly OCEANIC
American underground worker sadly has no dig when one has been cancelled SANDHOG
Biological set-up could be destroyed by comets, yes? ECOSYSTEM
Chucks out quantities of medicine, old record having been kept DEPOSES
European wanting English to be relevant GERMANE
Factional group, about a hundred, following early heretic SECTARIAN
Feature of trees in meadow beginning to fade and get old LEAFAGE
Fresh healthy town for each standard, say NEWSPAPER
Gets old boy to lead army in South OBTAINS
Greek ace subsequently meeting Scot? ATHENIAN
Headgear made of gold, one seen in court CORONET
In the morning soldier gets knocked over on the street? Shame! STIGMA
It's shocking, silver being pocketed - great indignation! OUTRAGE
Learner heading east from French port LORIENT
Look at ship's cosmetic addition EYELINER
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Not fit for employment and impotent outside America UNUSABLE
Old student gangster, university male the reverse of a star ALUMNUS
Port in a cell used by hermit ANCHORAGE
Resist lie, coming out clean STERILISE
Respect when there's new leader? It may help if one wants a job REFERENCE
Response coming from Americans we regretted ANSWER
Rod has desire to eat pepper CAYENNE
Running aground in position across river STRANDING
Sailor in the hold NELSON
Soldier may have chucked it in GRENADE
Team, one from Madrid involving stars SIDEREAL
The old man upset about Labour's leader being seen as jester-like MOTLEY
What's put into fireworks could be amusing me MAGNESIUM
Write about air that circulates in space NEPTUNE
You may hold Dad to be a very important person THEPOPE