The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,342 - Aug 20 2006

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A number agreed perhaps it is young TENDERAGE
A revolving stage, notes among the contrivances GADGETS
And more worried when mum confiscates the notes MEMORANDA
Animal of which there are many in the pound OUNCE
Attending the greater part - no more than that ATMOST
Book telling you what to do when you 20 RESERVE
Carrying out the animal trapped in DOING
Caught as the stray dog wasn't COLLARED
Does it satisfy an itch for food? SCRATCHMEAL
Expects to include a soft shoe shuffle HOPES
Flying from Bari out to Reno, crashed AIRBORNE
Foozle the tennis shot and it's game NETBALL
From whence comes the light breeze? BLOWTORCH
He'll keep running until he's caught SMUGGLER
He's waiting for a sponge HANGERON
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In jeweller's window your mates are about to smash? AMETHYST
In spring, when the tree is about to shoot EASTER
Is unsuccessful as a performer, is successful in love GETSTHEBIRD
It is, as you learn, utter gossip HEARSAY
It's funny and frightening to hear SCREAM
Jack, the author, with two men LONDON
Just a second He's climbing as fast as he can! RUNNERUP
Leave awful smears on the material GOSSAMER
Let out when the term in jail is up EMIT
Neck and neck for most of the race EVEN
Puzzle you manage to get out STUMP
Some prisoners are released from chains IRONS
The numbers suffering from it are not dropping off INSOMNIA
They show one's dealt with in seconds TICKS
Tin is off-putting: take round glass containers DECANTERS