The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,439 - Jul 6 2008

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A shade upset about, I phone LILAC
Again in the afternoon THREE
At least an overnight case INPATIENT
Brain scan? MENTALPICTURE
Break the sprinkling rose and one mends RESTORES
Did he light on just the place for a home? SETTLER
Down with evil! ILL
Fathers, for instance, best shepherd outside BEGETS
Following immediately with ''Zip at the back'' CLOSEBEHIND
For spring, start designing a suit SPADES
Gives a shout that's weird and piercing HANDSOUT
Goodies a previous rise was dissipated on PASTRIES
Hardly moves the lips EDGES
He observed, or said, it's a cockney greeting WATCHER
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In brief, a skull NUTSHELL
Increases being, in various cases, overdue ESCALATES
Is irritating, but the darned things needed them! NEEDLES
Keep a rat, oddly, in a bird cage PARAKEET
Kid upset by fish GAR
Like a fool, tease TWIT
Make too little of being anxious UNDERSTRESS
March on tiptoe? SILENTPROTEST
Needs a weapon to wear in? Damn! SWEARWORD
Smallest in the Latin Quarter LEAST
Soldier the general ordered a drink for GINGERALE
Time's up. An hour interval for the players SEMITONE
Too full of cricketing terms OVERRUN
Wine, too, brought back from France PORT