The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,463 - Dec 21 2008

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A bird - grouse RAIL
A man I broke up with and left. A beast ANIMAL
A picnic is nice on a hot day BREEZE
A watch for the arm REPEATER
Advances from earnings PROCEEDS
After sneaking an arm round, having a ball GREATFUN
An immaculate touch-down SPOTLESS
As usual, first going to the supplier STOCKIST
Be very fast but careless when ironing SCORCH
Best friend and a second best rallying round BASSET
Close, trapping most of the very many SEVERAL
Coming as a c-competitor ARRIVAL
Decline the stand seat SETTEE
Do lots of them appear at midnight? GHOSTS
Go off, having caught the coach, looking fit and well ROBUST
Having slept is dressing when I come in, cold PITILESS
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He's convinced there's a terrible evil in drink BELIEVER
Heavens! Has got evicted from the flat! EVEN
His favourite meal is being cooked CANNIBAL
It gives way to motorists SIGNPOST
Makes one�s own from the bits SNAFFLES
Makes sure it's put back, too SEES
No longer sick at heart, as they have helped ABETTERS
Order given, has a meal in: It�s odd TIDINESS
Pop the bread back for lack of browning PALLOR
Pots the new growths SHOOTS
Pronounce imperfectly the S in �insolence� LISP
Ran off with. My mistake for having employed ELOPED
Result of being naughty one may get a kick from PENALTY
Tease the lad, dishevelled and dirty RIBALD
This call only is put through MISERE
Untie, as I ordered, the plant FREESIA