The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,573 - Jan 11 2005

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Allowances for middle age tirades GRANTS
At home, diplomacy surrounding queen's consort INTERACT
Badly overspent? Tricky situation POVERTYSTRICKEN
Constant interference? STATIC
Deride Tory leader's composure TEASE
Dispatch shipment round motorway TRANSMIT
Displaying text about dog - the show-off EXTROVERT
Double-cross flash gangster first HOODWINK
Exercise balance about sobriety RESTRAINT
Frank's no oil painting! ARTLESS
Fruit picked by hand? BANANA
Graduate's so unsophisticated BASIC
He may be needed for just in case! ATTORNEY
It may have obscure meaning having no point ENIGMA
It's mixed with cheap potpourri PASTICHE
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Kind of bridge - posh indeed! AUCTION
Man exercising discipline in clinical operation, initially MEDICO
One politician very big on European force IMPOSE
Page company saying you are on line COURTIER
Parody posed with anger SATIRE
Passionate hunks kept in check VEHEMENT
Person that is offensive SORTIE
Revolutionary air spray may be bought here CHEMIST
Say, I'm in favour of a jar AMPHORA
Stop playing piano with sad arrangement DIAPASON
Strategies found playing chess with me SCHEMES
The sort that is in glasses? SPECIES
Time for tea? And French no different AFTERNOON
Wretched 'Independent' article spouted about ANGUISHED