The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,819 - Jan 7 2009

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
A lightning-conductor? ELECTRODE
Air-freshener not adored in any way DEODORANT
Alert doughboy gets stuck into the drink AGILE
Appease a top copper investing in silver PLACATE
Beaver resolved to consume new plant VERBENA
Channel port only producing fish DOVERSOLE
Coming timetable to delight children before Christmas ADVENTCALENDAR
Dire commercial jingle ADVERSE
Distress call made on workers� holiday MAYDAY
Finished the purchasing in state of confusion ALLOVERTHESHOP
Floods causing fissure in hills TORRENTS
Footballers confronting old rebel make an appearance FACADE
Gently waters bunches of flowers SPRAYS
Goodwill displayed by woman without sex appeal AMITY
Group of average ability likely to succeed SETFAIR
Clues Answers
Holiday taken when twenty-weeks pregnant? HALFTERM
I get rebuked about note being repeated ITERATED
It�s clear I have been upset by depression EVIDENT
Old law is quite precise EXACT
Penny gets interested in a horse PINTO
Picture published by one journal in the Orient IMAGINE
Ran furiously, yet got beaten BELTED
Realise celebrities are affected by flashing lights SEESTARS
Stop a minister returning on time AVERT
Study by leading fellow displays talent FLAIR
The first male worker is uncompromising ADAMANT
They shed light on Pam�s golf playing FOGLAMPS
US novelist who drove Gail crazy GOREVIDAL
Vehicles fore and aft of a camel train CARAVAN
Way to keep pitheads repaired SIDEPATH