The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,703 - Aug 23 2008

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Clues Answers
Able to be touched despite suffering a belting TANGIBLE
Authentic name included about part of body RENAL
Baghdad's natural fluency TIGRIS
Be destroyed before young man appears? GOWEST
Becoming more silky in a tedious way Irksomely
Before a doctor left half of preliminary statement PREAMBLE
Carried off secretly full of determination SPIRITED
Despondent place near Windsor? SLOUGH
Devout Penny promises to pay PIOUS
Duke concerned with environment with curious propriety DECORUM
Heartless Harry removed bird of mixed ancestry HYBRID
Lady, say, in chap's embrace MEGAN
Leave work at the wrong time? CLOCKOUT
Man trapped in cavern onshore VERNON
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Miss French MADEMOISELLE
Not first person arresting enigmatic unknown person STRANGER
Not going over crossing-place in Kent TONBRIDGE
Oboist surely played loudly and exuberantly Boisterously
On the way up first appearance enclosed in pipe TUBED
One having good looks? INSPECTOR
One taking note MESSENGER
Overwhelm with work on printing-machine OPPRESS
Prudish pair going to Seychelles island included PRISSY
Put one in for swimmer PLAICE
Recall development hesitantly made by monk CELLARER
Scribble who in Paris on horse left in corner SQUIGGLE
Tom's eye PEEPER
US lady and Ray turned out to be unpaid HONORARY