The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,861 - Feb 25 2009

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A dry lot I manipulated with skill ADROITLY
A queen in bright beads ROSARY
After a spin, she rated feature in car? HEADREST
Airport ranks largely empty ORLY
Captain revealing stroke? HOOK
Challenge for car mounted reportedly by river ROADTEST
Cup I permitted for a bit of medicine POTION
English female in song held up ceremonial gear REGALIA
Entertainer making mistake with a form of jazz mostly SINATRA
Fateful singer gets look about the French island LORELEI
Firm on the up organised a social round noon? It's infrequent OCCASIONAL
Following river, I left hole excitedly pursuing fun (3,3,4,2,2) FORTHEHELLOFIT
Irritable chap taking in races RATTY
Island captivated by chic or fussiness? CORFU
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Leo, say, has token Al discarded SIGN
ME citizen is supported by artist and priest ISRAELI
Nun, game thinker at work, set the pace MAKETHERUNNING
Old statesman surprisingly dull and eager to abandon King DEGAULLE
Otter represented in colour by old painter TINTORETTO
Reprimand right for academic LECTURER
Section in leaflet halved bringing about the end? LETHAL
See pottery that's ruined stock image STEREOTYPE
Separate notes spoiled chat DETACH
Series of accidents in house with bishop or second right-winger? HORRORSTORY
Short smoke a boring experience DRAG
State-of-the-art description of East End gardener with shears? CUTTINGEDGE
The board's mistaken about English paper BROADSHEET
Unenlightened soldier backed without noisy speech? IGNORANT