The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,553 - Mar 1 2008

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Clues Answers
Alec's turn to work with energy on the meat ESCALOPE
Allow disreputable person to act unrestrainedly LETRIP
Anxiety shown by one chapter head in seclusion SOLICITUDE
Available for selection as a matter of course ONTHEMENU
Back in the team DEFENDER
Bill for cement? PORTLAND
Burdensome amount of drudgery perhaps WORKLOAD
Businessman was convincing COGENT
Chief statistician is nominal leader FIGUREHEAD
Completely worn out like Fido at the end of the day? DOGTIRED
Excessive quantity of what the doctor ordered? OVERDOSE
Expressing sorrow about said lady's shelter PENITENT
Fellow expected back during sustained enmity FEUD
Hops round taking cold food home HOSPICE
In a neighbourly position NEXTDOOR
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Layer upon layer of food for a snack! SANDWICH
Leader of band I go before engineers on old vessel BIREME
Like a pair of workers, or just one? TWOHANDED
Make a killing, win as a prize CARRYOFF
Many a caper the Parisian concluded in song CANTICLE
More correct-sounding scribe WRITER
Nearly everything in Paris to be enjoyed until morning? NIGHTOUT
Not much of a fall? DROP
Opening notice is just the thing ADIT
Pamper swimmer led astray CODDLE
Prison arrest NICK
Tamper with said metal disc MEDDLE
There's no necessity to have such extravagance LUXURY
Twin boys, second one didn't finish consuming a fruit TOMATO
Weedy plant had finally annoyed NETTLED