The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,413 - Jan 6 2008

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''Complete with twirling cane,'' is what I said UTTERANCE
A beauty who destroys everything she touches? SMASHER
A revolver recoils, too ROTATOR
Biting, as a joke, the man PUNGENT
Coming round on time, keeps one's promise HONOURS
Concentrated more than the others, being most stupid DENSEST
For a calming break, takes the full three quarters RESTFUL
Gets into a row when one sauces DRESSES
Having better exam results increases the value of MARKSUP
Is it a bird he caged for the old person? HITTITE
Is it, to ''What does the blue rosette mean?'' RIGHTANSWER
Leaving us to have a whip-round for the expenses OUTGOINGS
Making an excellent producer FERTILE
Not going off to get drunk PICKLED
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Not letting you lip-read ''precarious existence'' HANDTOMOUTH
Notice diners shivering with cold within DISCERN
Oddly, it means ''fine'' RIGHTASRAIN
One catches and one hangs on to them NAILS
Providing he does what's required of him CATERER
Say to get the troops into mobilisation MENTION
Seeing that one's celebrating OBSERVING
Shiny wrapper the toy soldier comes equipped with TINFOIL
Something sparkling on the waves TIARA
Succeeding in getting supporters FOLLOWING
Tut! You shouldn't be drinking beer! MILDREPROOF
With ''This is out of line,'' confuse one THROW
Would such ware remind astronauts of home? EARTHEN
Youths united in praises of LAUDS