The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,801 - Oct 4 2005

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Clues Answers
'Airtight case? Ha! Resolved', she wrote AGATHACHRISTIE
'Blade' - a cult flick with heartless Snipes? CUTLASS
'Brief Encounter''s eternal embraces TERSE
'Sunday Times' pundits? SAGES
A shade for make up ATONE
Apathetic flipping nuisance! Shut it! UNENTHUSIASTIC
Carried north in tidal wave BORNE
Criticise left for 'special relationship' RAPPORT
Drew out the joke after getting point SPUN
Drink endless plonk with grand bird LAPWING
Examination of Conservative in revival RECONNAISSANCE
Former wife has enough following case EXAMPLE
Friendly face follows heart, mostly CORDIAL
Girl when turning up in tabloid? SUSAN
Good in nude showing muscle BARGE
Hard thrash before sauna, possibly BATH
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Hazard by green and rough ENDANGER
Initially very important to all life VITAL
Most substantial bosom on Rita's top half! RICHEST
Part of the massage after time working hard TOILING
Plant found by marsh around river FERN
Queen and king circling round, round another piece ROOK
Rattle on stupidly turning liberal TOLERANT
Release when prison sentence is up EMIT
Remains inside here? URNS
Sailor returning with a world plan ATLAS
Sinks - where coal is kept SCUTTLES
Song to inspire popular uprising? NATIONALANTHEM
Spades opening in good hand FIST
Spotted cake with no decoration NOTICED
Supports Black Sabbath's ringing noise BRACKETS
Winning stroke by England CUTE