The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,179 - Mar 4 2010

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Clues Answers
'Was May grey', asked the detective? MAIGRET
...or an exceptional constable SPECIAL
A French Assembly Member stopped and left it as it was UNAMENDED
Amenity creates a 'whenever' moment ANYTIME
American perfume's socially unacceptable smell ODOR
Bailiff partook in sombre evening REEVE
Chemical firm's no good in the cake-topping business ICING
Declares a verse is shortened AVERS
Discard policeman with sound descendants ... SUPERSEDE
Doctor starting at Cambridge University locates a bloodsucker DRACULA
Extinguished and ran out ENDED
Found item of food by way of starting new dish VIAND
Frantically fan the heir of a German physicist FAHRENHEIT
Honest blonde! FAIR
However, began leaving Orient by road south LEASTWAYS
Louisiana location in California LOSANGELES
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National emblem well under par of course EAGLE
Nuclear reaction after ruthenium is extracted, unpolluted CLEAN
Order military leader with gallantry award a new date COMMAND
Pelt with wet lacquer HAIRSPRAY
Perhaps one of the eight soars Manchester for a while OARSMAN
Rascal and two other boys ran through IMPALED
Recall staggering miracle RECLAIM
Resemble audibly the anchorman COMPARE
Revives hits COMESTO
Severe ward sister's first to the rear STERNWARDS
She is an eccentric in cloth HESSIAN
Soldier very nearly became a donor GIVER
Subsidiary angle SIDE
Territory for 150 in Eastern part of church ENCLAVE
The 'flower' of my eye IRIS
Think again since order re-established RECONSIDER