The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,415 - Sep 21 2007

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Clues Answers
Ben's mate relocated in garden flat? BASEMENT
Bishop's robe has a fire-spouting monster CHIMERA
Country's oil reported GREECE
Eight for dinner maybe? MEALTIME
End act swirling round a piano - entertaining performance TAPDANCE
English stories about evil prince's home ELSINORE
Female to go the other side of the Channel, one suffering accident FALLER
Friend drinking a river or sober? MODERATE
Get rid of little girl with short magical formula DISPEL
Half of Spanish football team leaving the field REALM
Having drunk rum, man made a mistake NODDED
Homeless woman happy to sit in tree BAGLADY
Important people including some copper? TOPBRASS
Inert, suffering with acne? Get fruit! NECTARINE
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Intimate pal to change and say nothing ALTEREGO
It's a nuisance collecting rubbish - object PROTEST
Law limiting those who can succeed at the highest level ACTOFSETTLEMENT
Like far-reaching plans that may tire students out LONGTERM
Lying down doing nothing with lids seen getting tight IDLENESS
Man having hesitation to get home ERNEST
No image appearing in the photographic process NEGATIVE
Odd sixty minutes when husband escapes for gossip RUMOUR
Queen wearing sort of fabric right for shiny coat LACQUER
Rigorous examination that involves litmus paper? ACIDTEST
Smooth tree PLANE
Villain's unusually coloured hair BLUEBEARD
Wanting 100% acquisition, in spite of everything AFTERALL