The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,608 - Feb 21 2005

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Clues Answers
A burning romance somehow holds it back CREMATION
Caretaker takes dog on a hill CURATOR
Cast metal found in making other metals INGOT
Catechism arranged according to plan SCHEMATIC
Daily help Greta provided TELEGRAPH
Daily journalist DIARIST
Finished after only half the distance and stretched out DISTENDED
Game entertaining people CARDS
Gets the pitch in good order TUNESUP
He may give a seat to someone standing ELECTOR
He'll get nowhere unless he pushes himself forward CYCLIST
Here and now PRESENT
His drawings are refreshing TAPSTER
Indicated it is not in action DENOTED
Is perhaps disposed to produce objects of worth SAPPHIRES
Is splitting the country, but facing the facts REALISM
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Job-seeker Frank receives a note CANDIDATE
Makes successful use of the clues DETECTS
Murdered doctor and confessed DROWNED
No one has time to set up the paper EDITION
Old streets may be repaired at last COBBLED
One who used to teach painting OLDMASTER
Pack a quarter in of the very best CREAM
Prone to mendacity LYING
Putting me in goal is correct EMEND
Start breeding birds and dogs BEAGLES
Take over and do a good job SUCCEED
The wars that should have been nipped in the bud? ROSES
Tom honoured in song CATCH
Unusually enamoured by one's appearance DEMEANOUR
Visible location for a pub, we hear INSIGHT
Where Davy Crockett made his last stand, doctor-fashion ALAMO