The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,380 - May 29 2004

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A bit of illegal trafficking? Motoringoffence
Accompanying cockney lady to lose freshness WITHER
Acid boracic's turned into? ASCORBIC
Again penalised for being genteel REFINED
Artificially fostered - as baby might be SPOONFED
Bloodthirsty hanger-on VAMPIREBAT
Caledonian novelist is hard on pencils SCOTTISH
Confusedly exercises four novices with me in the centre PELLMELL
Enough space for drinking? ELBOWROOM
Everybody prompt up to the present ALLTIME
Going in and out in the main TIDAL
Good girl can be seen through GLASS
Grand old fellow went round field looking for cover GOLDLEAF
Honest lady, civic leader promises to pay VERACIOUS
Instrument almost certainly played CLARINET
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It certainly isn't rising damp! RAINFALL
Kind face TYPE
No clothes in the first place ORIGIN
Not much to spend on piano course SOUP
Old part of Manchester? TRAFFORD
One's own high estimation? SELFESTEEM
Peasant coming from river with you and me has facial disorder RUSTIC
Rehearse Eric and Pat's arrangement PRACTISE
Resilience of float topless lady trailed BUOYANCY
Society yesterday not concerned initially with agreement in time SYNC
Statesman in camera exchange AMERICAN
Stop limping HALT
Strange-sounding oriental marketplace BAZAAR
Take away warship overland SUBTRACT