The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,922 - Feb 22 2006

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A police force is sharp ACID
Ancestor's tree ELDER
Beginning to develop the Knight's advancement NASCENT
Colour of regular pain pills ANIL
Correct some of the drafted Italian newspapers EDIT
Do they figure things out? Statisticians
Does it hold up the frisky lobster? BOLSTER
Great show by Eastern team, but it was buried in 79AD POMPEII
Greek character began to be drawn TAUT
He's vain - so may die away poetically EVANISH
If use stapler incorrectly, may need one of these PLASTER
Knocking sound caused by rodent eating a lot of odds and ends RATATAT
Live graduate on the rostrum BEMA
Make-up Raquel paints over original cosmetic gloss LACQUER
Medium - sized soldier REGULAR
Michael, for instance, is no longer in beer STOUT
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Noisy crew's hesitation on a warship CRUISER
Obvious diet Nev digested EVIDENT
One isn't properly treated for strain TENSION
Relax after the day before going up the mountain EVEREST
Restore stencilling through editing the initials STET
Run a cab TAXI
Simon starts to ram down mint STAMP
Sloth caused by uranium atoms absorbing sodium UNAU
Some beef tea in Saskatchewan STEAK
Soundly controlling falling water RAINING
Support the French after very traumatic start TRESTLE
Sways like tense animals TOTTERS
The first Epistle INITIAL
Those eureka moments! BREAKTHROUGHS
Underworld treaties cause arguments Disagreements
While walking around the Queen is upstaged into making an introduction Preambulating