The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,844 - Nov 23 2005

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A number departed in the first twin-hulled yacht TWENTY
Aeroplane company owns special propeller AIRSCREW
After gymnastics, saint became a troublemaker PEST
As hurricane hit marina - pilot needed AIRMAN
Astute copper of note CUTE
Awfully grim area for a union meeting MARRIAGE
Bookkeeper, perhaps, and sailor feign an eye problem CATARACT
Boxer, a surging mass of power, could be 67Kg WELTERWEIGHT
Bring, a Queen and all others, to a standstill ARREST
Easily annoyed but, technologically, no reasonable lecturer would be excluded TECHY
First sign of sun being eclipsed comes into view ARISES
Flame-thrower? SPITFIRE
From the sound of it deserve the bird ERNE
Get similar parts from stamp company TYPECAST
Heather, Pa and Tim performed on open-air stage AMPHITHEATRE
Ingenious about odds of 4:1 on one's nationality at birth NATIVITY
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Instrument not involved with making wine CLARET
Irish Father, first from a set of two PAIR
Meat dish from Kinknockie village butchers KIEV
Possessively, I go astray in causing laughter MERRY
Prominently display modern spelling's origin SPLATTER
Recycle bin, for instance, is created for waste disposal SOFTWARE
Relax about a period of abstinence RELENT
Response to Warne's spinners ANSWER
Some words from Matthew (Ch 20, v6-9) given at the very last moment ELEVENTHHOUR
Soundly rebuke alternative teacher TUTOR
Sounds like the science of agriculture could involve opium, for example PHARMACOLOGY
Start to ask for charity at home BEGIN
Swine location on parts of both Unst and Skye STYE
This land is able to support a lawyer CANADA
Voice lallation regularly ALTO
Walk slowly but I would still be in front of the French IDLE