The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,609 - Feb 22 2005

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A light pulse having ingested carbon monoxide BEACON
Almost gone gaga with inert gas NITROGEN
At home with work, setter's idle INACTIVE
Beetle's second hand motor inside SCARAB
Blair's one MP with an alert air in a disaster PARLIAMENTARIAN
Clasp of huge bra's undone BEARHUG
Comes into the house, perhaps INHERITS
Counters found in the laboratory? RETORTS
Devil's Island? TASMANIA
Enter do with press card COMEDIAN
First lady included briefly in show EVINCE
Flatter bottom on perfect back! BUTTERUP
Gallery holding Seurat opening shows discernment TASTE
He appreciates a nice pure spread EPICUREAN
He talks rubbish prior to a right old upset ORATOR
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Hot air from explosive on a street BOMBAST
Initially sea sick on board ship? SAILING
It has decreasing usefulness in the home STEAMIRON
Little money on account causes stress ACCENT
Note sound of pulse after headache MIGRAINE
One grand aristocrat the French find vulgar IGNOBLE
One's a pretentious person backing Oriental art BONSAI
Pentagon losing head is prepared for US duty TONNAGE
Primate's role - helping every sinner unto salvation, primarily RHESUS
Sack race isn't a fix ASCERTAIN
See man in game with incomplete flush BISHOPRIC
Terrifying assassin is terrified inside SINISTER
Those against taking time in minutes NOTES
World cover-up by Military Intelligence on uranium? MILIEU