The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,421 - Sep 28 2007

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Clues Answers
A British answer that wipes out past guilt ABSOLUTION
A duke, outwardly proper, is immoral DECADENT
Backache needs prime application of soft grey mineral PLUMBAGO
Boss getting uncomfortable? One can get it in the neck COLLARSTUD
Business document put on another chair, do we hear? RECEIPT
Chemical record excludes boron ALUM
Clan due to move, being without ties UNLACED
Country person who could provide free hampers SHEEPFARMER
Exotic system of rules Nationalist brought in ETHNIC
Flight taking one into bits of the galaxy STAIRS
Front of science building inaccessible to visitors SHUT
Imagine leader's left horrible problem ENIGMA
Insolence in evidence after drinks in city PORTSMOUTH
Leading female in house is maiden revealing courage HEROISM
Clues Answers
Literary type doing 'shady' business for another? GHOSTWRITER
Most unpleasant wine brought into home NASTIEST
Remarkable king needing time to reflect RARE
Revolutionary hiding in wild terrain, one looking bored? MOOCHER
Son needs minimum of salt eating a vegetable SPINACH
Sopranos struggling without a financial backer SPONSOR
Standard rubbish put down for bird PARROT
Suit dreamed about - a 'must-have' DESIDERATUM
Take care of Telegraph customers - they can tell what you're thinking! Mindreaders
The soldiers one gets fired up in revamped army MILITARY
To toss around very good? Perhaps not when you are this! SAILING
What sounds like trim item PAIR
Wholly alert, he got cracking ALTOGETHER
Workshop given place in a little terrace ATELIER