The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,289 - May 8 2005

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'Old but making a comeback,' one continued WENTON
A charming accent ACUTE
A female in the fighting ring WASHER
A teeny bit reduced, though clean SPOTLESS
A twinkling sign? TICK
Bolt and, retreating, run WOLF
Burden is, the light globe is back to front ONUS
Data about a number of robberies THEFACTS
Determined to have followed DOGGED
Even point at LEVEL
Having a girl usher in gives the wrong impression MISLEADS
In its stead I have fish PLAICE
Let off. Had imprisoned, having arrested HALTED
Makes a fuss about a point of electrical equipment FUSES
Not on the side of the angels when one vetoed FORBAD
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Obviously surprised by the joke about the fastener GAPING
One invests in them - and hopes! TRUSTS
Point at which the anaesthetic gets you under NETHER
Put back again before tea, isn't to be moved REINSTATE
Put right through to the Scots land-owner LAIRD
Reprimanding for testing the floorboards too vigorously? JUMPINGON
Say neither will be returning in spring PRONOUNCE
Shoot, making rabbit run inside SPROUT
Shot that's a warning to the worker FOREHAND
So went through the home on return - snooped NOSED
Stop parts of the system STEM
Turn black in the tin: a foreign import CUBAN
Upset something in the pram RATTLE
Was left in by the lady with the diet problem INHERITED
Wrapped up, is sleeping out INTENT