The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,469 - Feb 1 2009

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A child run in for a crime ARSON
A house is engulfed by the flood: awful misfortune SCOURGE
A number (less easily explained) shielding the killer STRANGLER
A number will be pulling out EXTENSION
An irritable �Bite? Fiddle-de-dee!� SNAPPISH
Bear up when there�s a delay STAY
Get up to pour mine into, but it�s full TEEMING
Had gone into the drink that one threw away DITCHED
Having changed key fixed things EMENDED
Having had a go at police unfairly, is sorry APOLOGETIC
He�s high-minded and that�s perfect at first IDEALIST
Hoist, as a prelude to RUNUP
In other words, needs to tear round to validate ENDORSE
Is not the dealer, but gets commissions CUTS
It has shelves he's putting his things on DRESSER
It�s not one of the novices that�s not running NONSTARTER
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Make a trap to catch GAIN
Making plain to one by innuendo OVERTONE
Mean he will be caught by, eventually INTHEEND
Meet outside a hangout HAUNT
No good at all in the point-to-point INEPT
One sided wrangle about getting divorced DISUNITED
Prized, take a certain step to protect TREASURED
Question the guard GRILL
Runs back angry and the boys catch it! LADDERS
Setting in competition against and giving marks to PITTING
Someone acting as a stopgap UNDERSTUDY
The state authorised demolition to start UTAH
What it took so long to translate ADIEU
When one�s running, splits TEARS
Would give a great deal to hear ALLOT
�Metal in the form of a salver� does fool you LEADASTRAY