The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,357 - May 3 2004

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17th century girl straddles a horse JACOBEAN
A little lower HEIFER
A new bride's bits and pieces DEBRIS
Actor playing 'As You Like It'? ADLIBBER
Animated - by champagne? BUBBLY
As stupid as Pinocchio? Woodenheaded
Being an employer helps to make you single-minded USING
Bound to be affected by shortage STRAPPED
Busy outside at start ACTIVATE
Capital mail order LIMA
Confirming seating in car trip ASCERTAINING
Entry at gun-point GATE
First service MATINS
Forget to include that I'm to about turn OMIT
Get a tube-shaped loaf BAGUETTE
Girl's first Easter present HERE
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I'd please cook, perhaps, providing multi-coloured trifles KALEIDOSCOPE
Imply port swallowed is of a lower standard INFERIOR
It describes a foot in metres IAMBIC
It's bound to be a shock STOOK
Keel over in the vegetable patch LEEK
Made jokes when bound not to speak GAGGED
Major report produced by a VIP BIGNOISE
Means of transport, sometimes sprung TRAP
Nuclear force? CADRE
Overtures returned with interest? ADVANCES
Required study about river that's rising NEEDED
Royal Navy upset about female entry? Surely not! NEVER
Sportingly do the Highland Fling Tossthecaber
State welcome to king AVER
Vestment returned to Archbishop EBOR
When used between rulers it eliminates mistakes ERASER