The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,308 - Dec 18 2005

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A bit taken aback by the enthusiastic reception? Nonsense! CLAPTRAP
A subterfuge, one is sorry to say RUSE
Again, a friend indeed REALLY
Aims to get across carrying one TRAINS
Also backing 'Old Money' ANNA
At home when the gentleman comes round: a politician MINISTER
Bare-headed, when there's sun, taking refuge SHAVEN
Break in later, roughly around five INTERVAL
Clergyman embraced by the holy prior PREVIOUS
Cry the bird gave when she pushed through the nut CASHEW
Drinks for the convicts HM imprisoned LAGERS
Fail to get the man involved in club activities FANMAIL
Friendly and a fathead, the story goes AFFABLE
From head to tail, unusually fine CAPITAL
Having passed over, going back to again HAUNTING
He's determined to speak ERNEST
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In that case, is everything inside soggy? WALLET
In the yarn, run aground STRAND
Lied, perhaps, in an endeavour to win SERENADE
Meant as an indication to go into action DESIGNED
Neither is a fluent speaker, drat it! BOTHER
Not very bad - you can overlook it PASSABLE
Only after money and what the monied buy CASHMERE
Penning in the dog where the baby should be BASSINET
Right to rely on for the audition LIEN
Ring, getting on, unexpectedly, to Pat Murphy POTATO
Switches for the heaters RODS
The band later played a number in it ARMLET
The bird is angry, to begin with REDSTART
The smell of smoke gets through first PERFUME
To protect a really good boss, being silly STUPID
Wild apes taking part in have been in confinement PAROLEES