The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,838 - Nov 16 2005

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Clues Answers
A copper with 26 across treatment for pain ACUPUNCTURE
A pad with a puncture FLAT
Badly beat Greek character BETA
Be some part of a broom BESOM
Bitter plots under local control BeerGardens
Cares to take note - seriously, at first MINDS
Coil Kitty up LOOP
Crowning moments express surprise round countries CORONATIONS
Daftest hero becomes compassionate SOFTHEARTED
Drink like a fish! TOPE
Encounter sphere of action here BATTLEFIELD
Fools the birds CUCKOOS
Having a disposition unusually unrated NATURED
Hurdle for batsman ends with the French PROBLEM
It may damage turning it in turn MARTINI
Judge if rarebit was flawed ARBITER
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Lodge a kind of curly cobnut COUNTRYCLUB
Look back at the castle KEEP
Number half the cats leave the dogs NINES
Plant of the iron navy FERN
Policeman takes a dash round to the store COOP
Power to vote in Rhode Island metropolis ELECTRICITY
Rave that Egyptian Sun god is a nut case RANT
Regiments are few and far between RARE
Set of utensils in a mess CANTEEN
Shortly waterproof hempen cloth - with salt-petre initially? TARP
Solicitor has no alternative but to promote TOUT
Straight in order NEAT
Supplement a duke gives the fellow ADDON
Support pillar reportedly BOLSTER
Their work is suiting TAILORS
When its pertinent and harmonious to steal APPROPRIATE