The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,813 - Oct 18 2005

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Attacks underground workers around ends of shift MOLESTS
Batter sections - sections of castle RAMPARTS
Complacent party leader's let out PLEASED
Conservative with round middle - he's a buffoon COMEDIAN
Copper, say, tackled Capone METAL
Day's downpour and where it goes? DRAIN
Dead riled and stung, perhaps DISGRUNTLED
Exercise to work out cryptic case with biro AEROBICS
Having difficulty finding inspiration? ASTHMATIC
International treaty's utopian IDEAL
It holds fish caught right before CREEL
Just fine FAIR
Keep it laced, stupid! CITADEL
Made maiden - not out NOMINATED
Manage England team? Good man! EXIST
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Old boy has hearing hang-up OBSESSION
Plan for help turning up carries little weight DIAGRAM
Put down a second copy by journalist ASCRIBED
Put on jeans wearing sort of shirt TELEVISE
Scored five hundred following boundary LINED
Show devil's starting to pay DEMONSTRATE
Skill earns side replay READINESS
Slugs that one tries shooting, initially TOTS
Spirit detected in tipsy 'Cheers!' PSYCHE
Takes off article turning in bed, possibly ASLEEP
The empty politician's spoken - about time! TEMPORAL
The French in split do a U-turn RELENT
Tired? Don't arrange so much LISTLESS
Transform comrade embracing posh Tory leader MUTATE
Writer has a list of people consumed by drink TROLLOPE