The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,465 - Nov 19 2007

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A competition to fire people SACKRACE
An angel-fish? Gracious! HOLYMACKEREL
Artist is to become a writer SATIRIST
Baffled hounds bark for water guarded by Labrador HUDSONBAY
Breaks down, strangely enough CRACKSUP
Broods about one's exploits MISUSES
Entertainment that's a nice change to mother CINEMA
Expires, broken by a wager, and disease DIABETES
Extra good for French to meet American BONUS
Fruit is gathered in the fall RAISIN
He doesn't volunteer to study the text CONSCRIPT
He's bound to seek a religious goal PILGRIM
He's wicked to make lover die in a nasty way EVILDOER
I'm taking a certain attitude for tax IMPOSE
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It may go down well, but one dies to kick it BUCKET
Know-all rascal met trouble SMARTALEC
Looks forward to having the last word in PREDICAMENTS
Man who may impose a rigid measure? RULER
Marital relations INLAWS
Shows displeasure seeing the brotherhood on board SCOWLS
Speak well of former lover to first lover EXTOL
Stevenson's better half JEKYLL
The best Religious Education received in academic stream CREAM
The longest chord in non-musical circles DIAMETER
Throw out uneven and inferior material SHODDY
Track from the terminal TRAMLINE
Tribe seek to rise under many a brave leader CHEROKEES
Woman's habit is to delay, that is the end of it LINGERIE