The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,452 - Oct 5 2008

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Afterwards hug, dissolving into giggles LAUGHTER
Always enter to work out with a friend ETERNALLY
Back with a letter from foreign parts BETA
Drives on the clutch EGGS
Exposed as having composed a ribald note to LAIDBARE
For the first fifty to enter, he has bouquets FLORIST
Had, instead, turned right, one established STARTED
Have a hunch and plug the hole in STOOP
He's ordered a pint to take out to the performer THESPIAN
Hollow wood: hollow inside GROOVE
I am too hot going about in a coat PAINT
Ice on a tree CONE
In case, were equipped with mechanical energy POWERED
In cheerful mood, having been given a rise ELEVATED
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Not bound to feature new turns among the old UNTRUSSED
Nothing marvellous and I'm not surprised NOWONDER
On a lead, let off to frighten STARTLE
Part of the shoe damaged? Blow! UPPERCUT
Quite quickly becoming rather the in thing SMARTISH
See fly off GLANCE
Shouldn't it be 'Is a region'? AREA
Shy of and looking up to UNDER
Sound argument for having a glass cover CLEARCASE
That's enough of the cold comfort! CEASE
The fish outside is a red eye REGARD
Twist to music STRAIN
Vying with the favourite, coming on the outside COMPETING
Will he pass on what you said about the gun? REPEATER