The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,142 - Nov 6 2006

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A favourite all-round fuel PEAT
A shade partly drawn in good weather AWNING
A sharp fall in sweet production? ACIDDROP
Club for evening out IRON
Damage to church is seldom seen SCARCE
Does it soil the cloth? GLEBE
Drink in Bull's Head, always before time BEVERAGE
Drunk in snug TIGHT
Failed to meet delivery and dismissed CLEANBOWLED
Freezing with nothing on top BELOWZERO
Frenchman takes fresh oral around university RAOUL
Funny business with farmhouse victims COMIC
Girl restrained but persistent UNABATED
I've only a piece of material around me and trembled with cold SHIVERED
Idle Jack leads in anger ABLAZE
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Mere agent may make one AGREEMENT
Neighbourly get-togethers SOCIALS
Newly-wed given key to chamber? GROOM
Notice fewer without blemish SPOTLESS
One's forte - or fort STRONGPOINT
Saw about the digs? SIGHTED
See chintz is ordered in sage NIETZSCHE
Short cut from the beach? SHINGLE
Shown to have a deficit and charged INDICTED
Sick, exhausted and badly used ILLSPENT
Their function is to secure quiet in class CLASPS
They remind me repeatedly not to change direction MEMENTOS
Thought leading lady perfect IDEAL
Urged editor to support journalists PRESSED
Yet it's a far cry from safety CLOSECALL