The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,874 - Dec 28 2005

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A lady who was on the scene right from the beginning ADAM
Against new tariffs initially ANTI
Al began to chop half the stone OPAL
Beer found on the street is no longer fresh STALE
Brilliant person, the socialist, principally acted STARRED
Course food that's about right TRACK
Crazy sycophants slay shrinks, perhaps Psychoanalysts
David Oliver provided something to be worshipped IDOL
Evil sage reported to be genuine SINCERE
Exquisite ordinary French brandy FINE
Farrier reshod the racing team FERRARI
Frequency is painful, we hea5 HERTZ
Helped the fool first to begin education ASSISTED
Human bones found in circles RADII
I governed this country IRAN
Indicate a guilty person by publishing identification by genetic analysis Fingerprinting
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Made notes up on the animals GNUS
Mild man and I meet at hospital department LENIENT
Rob an artist and politician RAMP
Rubbishy figure played repeatedly by a flash person RIFFRAFF
Rude man fabricated wood DURAMEN
Sharp, active police force with resident rector ACRID
Shed waste SPEND
Social gathering after second marriage, possibly REUNION
Steward again joined the First Lady REEVE
Swindlers cheated and led astray with rupees Diddlers
The choirscreen's surprisingly rose red REREDOS
To present, chin, prominently FEATURE
Two Ecu the pressman gave up DEUCE
With abandon I, Tony, felt a face lovingly AFFECTIONATELY
Without one, CMOS cops error, I imagine MICROPROCESSOR
Worker hesitating to join political party LABOURER