The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,939 - May 27 2009

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Clues Answers
Ballet performer torn asunder DANSEUR
Bearer of oil round Kent and Hampshire as before SESAME
Body of writing matter it's a surprise to overlook CORPUS
Chance I'm repairing MECHANIC
Copy Times tip APEX
Drunk's break, we hear as an afterthought, from strong drink SCHNAPPS
Eleventh hour? Surely it starts at 0959! LASTMINUTE
He's in no rush, parking nice car at side of street STROLLER
Hot flan overcooked very much! NOTHALF
Long-drawn-out course of dinner ALIMENTARYCANAL
Lost name brought to enthral DNA analysis, old chap! NEANDERTHALMAN
More distant-sounding relative FATHER
Neckwear of cloth CLERICALCOLLAR
Not having a single drum, achieve strike turning round TWINTUB
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On the pitch, stroke young animal with head down, having broken leg joint HALFCOCK
Religious teacher having time to talk RABBIT
Result in (late in kicking off) ENTAIL
Said to resemble America? STATED
Simian trained a kelpie APELIKE
Simpleton - in Last of the Summer Wine, favourite in national opinion poll NINCOMPOOP
Soon to be identified? No! ANON
Spymaster aboard Russian vehicle MINIVAN
Step out with some fruit DATE
The call of the malingerer that comes as a great shock WELLINEVER
Toy I placed on top of list LEGO
Used ticker SECONDHAND
Well looked after by unorthodox hotel in S Africa LESOTHO
What might be regarded as analeptic, in toto? ACTIONPOTENTIAL