The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,320 - Jun 2 2007

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51 in company of Muse CLIO
Be instructed to become ordained TAKEORDERS
Bird, one ousted by young lover SWAN
Breathtaking Throttling
Charitable event noble arranged BENEVOLENT
Do better than someone else emerging from troupe OUTPERFORM
Droop with immediate loss thus initially WILT
Fellow drawing back to get sacred text MANTRA
Firm in the money COIN
Fuss over Northern Ireland's handsome youth ADONIS
Having gone first, Ernest had stockings inside leather shorts LEDERHOSEN
I creep over to produce formula RECIPE
In an advantageous position with money inside QUIDSIN
Instigator troubled grenadier travelling round lake RINGLEADER
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Is in Palestine or off the coast of Northumberland HolyIsland
Learned for the most part on river printed matter LITERATURE
Motorists' preserve? TRAFFICJAM
One of the field parking has splendid hat PACEBOWLER
Practising the art of eating out ETCHING
Purely theoretical, it is over our heads on sunny days BLUESKY
Sound horn up and down TOOT
Stare at extreme characters for example turning out GAZE
Step not made by one going forwards RETROGRADE
Steps up the retreat FLIGHT
The shopping area in London? MALL
Tool piercing board is subject to duty TAXABLE
Union restriction less often seen nowadays on a Sunday CLOSEDSHOP
Whitish stake PALE