The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,427 - Dec 18 2010

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Chair with support to pick up capsized fishers so PROFESSORSHIP
Chart overthrow of apartheid HITPARADE
Chemical extracted from chalk -- a lime ALKALI
Cloth put over second exit EGRESS
Composer -- source of good cheer to you and me DELIUS
Cowboy managed singer and actress RANCHER
Dance with her pop in jigging about HORNPIPE
Denominates with alterations and corrections Emendations
Detectives probing Bambi's sudden death perhaps DECIDER
Drugged-up leaders of escapade are fined without hearing STONEDEAF
Enact a kitchen-sink performance and forget one's lines DRYUP
Houses' architect makes joke about soldier PUGIN
Legislator from European Parliament in service DEPUTY
Lumpy gazpacho perhaps left a little earlier CLODDISH
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Malicious writer is opponent endlessly stirring POISONPEN
Measure of warmth ancient city's lacking -- not too hot or cold TEMPERATE
Medicine doses given to unknown accumulation of fluid in the body DROPSY
Officers to lead British and German forces TOPBRASS
Old man serving bird? Goose GREYLAG
Old politician and sailor to propel boat -- one may land here HEATHROW
One shot from sub -- do Port Vale finally get beaten? TORPEDO
Racing vehicle back in grid places to rest STOCKCAR
Reprieves side to give vent to feelings LETOFFSTEAM
Things to gamble with -- in-form golfer's speciality CHIPSHOT
Understand Greek as poetry primarily GRASP
Very small, not starting to be irritating ITCHY
Where thudding produces many pounds HUNDREDWEIGHT
Wickerwork covering for 'ocks and 'aunches? OSIERY