The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,436 - Dec 30 2010

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A brace -- it's scrubbed to get rid of these? BACTERIA
Amazingly dry head when clutching edge of tank full of water HYDRATED
Arranges wife's red roses to be collected on the way back ORDERS
Assuming the authority of pursuing criminal USURPING
Boss heads off into own workshop STUDIO
Broken a hip -- lots end up here? HOSPITAL
Channel 5's out of range still STATIONARY
Childishly given food sent up around noon? SPOONFED
Country club left out American CUBA
Course of action reducing boys in blue by an unknown quantity POLICY
Decided to plant tree next to motorway FIRM
Disorderly mobs going round ruin flowers BLOSSOMS
Extremely fashionable Russian river -- that's enlightening CULTURAL
Fit dog regularly taken out of doors TAILOR
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Ideology from Berlin? PHILOSOPHY
Increase that could be paid in France ADDITION
Journey with no time to carry weapon? This should protect you ARMOUR
Oddball master is in good health MISFIT
Old artist turned up without last of paintings AGED
Old-fashioned changes I've made with Liberal MEDIEVAL
Penny-farthing going round one lake, for the most part ORDINARILY
Pinter established, to an extent, influence and importance INTEREST
Postholder? ENVELOPE
Praise a piano recital's ending during interval APPLAUSE
Priest revealed how the animals got on to the ark PAIRED
Victoria, allegedly, wasn't one to reflect on Germany AMUSED
Want new grass to be cut at the start NEED
Warmth from the sun as I'm swimming ENTHUSIASM