The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,997 - Aug 3 2009

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A group on leave ABANDON
A lot of politicians do PARTY
Abuse in common parlance SLANG
Ancient skill in bridge SPARTAN
Book covering part of N Africa MOROCCO
Chay Blyth's fourth redesigned boat? YACHT
Device that still goes round with part missing ROTATOR
Didn't miss a thing about East Coast defence SEAWALL
Discloses one thousand shares IMPARTS
Find Chinese ship's spars in the scrap dealers'? JUNKYARDS
Hide workers' old money TANNERS
In a way are able to give further details ELABORATE
Is embraced by a longing for a sweet ANISEED
It is an odd, rather unusual, way to get extras ADDITIONS
Join a girl and kiss ANNEX
Living man has a duty INCUMBENT
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Pamphlet followed by pronouncement TRACT
Please make reparation SATISFY
PM comes out of No Ten for a break AFTERNOON
Production of the first book GENESIS
Rendered a tune in return for a drink in Spain SANGRIA
Resembles a slum site perhaps SIMULATES
Retaliation in kind from tart, fit to burst TITFORTAT
She gets fruit by the pound PEARL
Small bird needs tail bent when in bed COALTIT
State of a student gaining a couple of degrees ALABAMA
Statesmen may wear them with black ties TUXEDOS
Surprise opening by the French STARTLE
They join the course LINKS
They took over from the night-shift PYJAMAS
Trying time for a beginner PROBATION
Works for model employers? POSES