The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,988 - May 10 2006

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A contemporary gift PRESENT
Advance of prisoners go amok PROGRESSION
African up in space ROOM
Apprehensive in a sense with the team ANXIOUS
Be holding a tar baby BABE
Before, but one can also be in front AHEAD
Choice of alternative potion OPTION
Ciphers and crosses follow child's game NOUGHTS
Dottier course of action here in Michigan DETROIT
Fools in a theatre ends with a hit ASSASSINATE
Fungus the singer put in front of French woman CHANTERELLE
God it's sweet! MARS
Goes nuts over the floor STUN
He made a bluebird to perform for Sir Donald! BOATBUILDER
He mates more than most Chessplayer
HoHead for a road to cut the crown from a tree POLLARD
Information from all points of the globe NEWS
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Is he more amorous in his first year at university? FRESHER
Jumpers who are surprisingly false FLEAS
Leak classified intelligence finally SECRETE
Love to oil up a dish of meat OLIO
Reputedly a seed crop YIELD
Result in as an inevitable consequence of getting in late again ENTAIL
Room to put one's arms up SNUG
Sadly it's a girl, we hear ALAS
Shot with a knife? STAB
Somewhat tart but mostly placid ACID
Strange laws on hand tools AWLS
The middle age of a goddess HERA
The places where convicts are intent going PrisonCamps
To sharpen pen is the best policy HONESTY
Toss out the drunks! SOTS
Touch in a sense SIGHT
Was it way out, or was it to leave EXIT