The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,590 - Jan 31 2005

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A halting apology? LAMEEXCUSE
A key, it is for opening ADIT
Attends and possibly enlists LISTENS
Backwaters vessel SLOOP
Be exceptionally kind to a taxpayer? EXEMPT
Caught boy getting dressed CLAD
Confined to college, attendance deplorable at first GATED
Dejection of the French twins DESPAIR
Drag along to wild parties TRAIPSE
Duck into a department store DEPOT
Food is dear, needs additional money SWEETBREAD
Guaranteed safe when in extremity ENSURED
Hasn't she the heart to marry? MARY
Heather undresses without seeing the youths STRIPLINGS
Here and now PRESENT
I'm not one to weaken IMPAIR
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Indication there's good starting in evil SIGN
Kept animals outside - dogs? SHADOWS
Pay them when in distress, showing compassion EMPATHY
Pictures on the wall, perhaps, of striptease TAPESTRIES
Remaining mint UNUSED
She's fair game, relatively speaking SALLY
Short dance - a shuffle most likely ONTHECARDS
Show on the river? WEAR
Skinhead is very unhappy to accept a gamble SWEEPSTAKE
Spanner used by motorists ROADBRIDGE
Swimmer's on beer? Rubbish CODSWALLOP
The company I directed is wound up COILED
The environment is declining SETTING
This girl's English - also upstanding EDNA
Touched the engine LOCO
Untidy place to note as an eyesore STYE