The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,025 - Sep 4 2009

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Clues Answers
A blockhead in a spin, unresponsive ALOOF
A feature of rugby -- heartless, despicable people! SCUM
Bad character hanging round end of street is a professional killer RATCATCHER
Big fuss created by e.g., mink, valuable material furore
Blessed state offered by vehicle in terrible rain NIRVANA
Came across aluminium -- as an example of one? METAL
City left in danger after disturbance LENINGRAD
Company deficit -- one's dealt with huge figures COLOSSI
Direction given by senator misguidedly NOREAST
Dish with duck -- commotion when it's dry inside OMELETTE
Dog, one of the 8 ROVER
Eastern reader who has the vote? ELECTOR
Endlessly ill, upset, extremely irritable LIVERY
Express approval of an assertion audibly ACCLAIM
Frontiersman given severe reprimand in court CROCKETT
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Holy writings, Christian books buried in Irish hill TANTRA
I rest at inn specially prepared for travellers ITINERANTS
Initially supply tablets for upsets SPILLS
Islander getting fish, no English fellow (Scot?) SARDINIAN
It spells an end for trout, being in acidic river STOUR
Manage to rescue BRINGOFF
Not entirely prepared to study READ
One's out to get this money STRIKEPAY
Poetic village festival enthralling a hundred all right EASTCOKER
Robbers making very good speed south PIRATES
Second rescue vessel provided for island SARK
The tenet I clarified after translation DEFINITEARTICLE
Woman in English society, this person ESME
Wrong direction when one's abandoned creed DOCTRINE