The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,493 - Dec 21 2007

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A trick - Italian drug is poison! ACONITE
Admission of hospital worker or businessperson IMPORTER
An attempt in the past AGO
Big gland has blood going round it GOITRE
Bridges near Chester with bits falling off sides ARCHES
Cleaner is a graduate - there's a certain attractiveness CHARISMA
Conservative deeply stained DYEDINTHEWOOL
Gold and yellow round river with a sort of glow AURORA
Homes made from soil go squishy IGLOOS
Irritating framework GRATING
Judge society led by fools ASSESS
Maiden with strange actions in an all-male community MONASTIC
Mum's wise, having got right person to give treatment MASSAGER
Notice what someone wears and where they live ADDRESS
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Old geographer - around England's capital my plot is wrong PTOLEMY
Piece of jewellery from exhibition centre Kay and Alec fashioned NECKLACE
Port in which a song is heard AYR
Possibly people rowing across lake for fish BLOATERS
Prank leading to awful riots? Strict person called for Rigorist
Prayer is holding old man together ORISON
Sharp practice increased by 100% somewhere in London DOUBLEDEALING
Silly person, the man in dress CLOTHE
Smashing gal, so romantic - such skill to produce wonderful food! GASTRONOMICAL
Southern firm to employ someone from Merseyside SCOUSE
The enemy losing a thousand in contest TIE
Touring north-east, physician is one taking notice of folk LISTENER
Tried idealism out with armies taken away Demilitarised
Woman taken in by men always ENA