The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,101 - Dec 2 2009

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Advance payments surrounding HQ depots which convert electricity SUBSTATIONS
Change fourth dimension within height-measuring instrument ALTIMETER
Diminutive person Nina's fine female at heart but very loud at the end NIFFNAFF
Display skeleton, for example, as a body in flight AIRFRAME
Even less than a flush STRAIGHT
Fixers concerning two chaps REPAIRMEN
Get rid of two animals with a tine possibly ASSASSINATE
Heaving drunk returned to croon TOSSING
In opposition to a giant's crazy acts AGAINST
Intimidate cook 'X', audibly unwell FRIGHTENOFF
Material became crumpled in the middle ECRU
Mega-military person of great courage MILLION
More tight consuming English Navy's strong drink STIFFENER
Not out to note holiday bonus INTEREST
Obstructs talking chickens, for instance FOULS
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Oven has brown hatchway TANDOOR
Register Tom with a record half-blue CATALOGUE
Scientist of the naughty Nineties! EINSTEIN
She was pleasant over everything initially NIECE
Small group visits Rio after tour starts TRIO
Specify matter is at last complete ITEMISE
Star animal's not acting BEST
The sanctimoniousness of Matins is doubtful SAINTISM
Time waster hiding on bridle-road IDLER
Uniformly vague note is relative AUNT
Unpublished diet I end emphatically INEDITED
Vermouth for two men from Rome, presumably ITALIAN
With fellow missing excitedly clears off outside ALFRESCO
Woman graduate from the Yemen SHEBA
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