The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,680 - Oct 11 2011

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An example is a type of lorry by the French ARTICLE
Area surrounding river is outstanding ACRE
Beginning to tire with one who mocks promotional film TRAILER
Break down changing lane, say ANALYSE
Copper pot almost clean? I'm corrected POLICEMAN
Demands 20% reduction in jobs ASKS
ELO concert I organised, missing old type of music ELECTRONIC
Frequently relax after son leaves OFTEN
Get in touch with shrink having run off CONTACT
Hold prisoner and almost become infected CONTAIN
Horse pistol? COLT
Initially arranged a wager with dodgy caliph outside ALPHABETIC
Ladies' skills? FACILITIES
Leaders from every nation happy to include new country ENGLAND
Left brute food LOAF
Mark was first to be amused TICKLED
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Master game and finally steal queen RULER
Most of the gin's drunk -- time for bed? NIGHT
My acting's awfully athletic GYMNASTIC
Old article about one hospital department ANCIENT
Perhaps water elm teen uprooted ELEMENT
Powered flight? ESCALATOR
Protective garment for entering borders of Afghanistan APRON
Reject outcast on return REPEL
Risks coming with us to capture Royal Engineers ADVENTURES
Softly pulling up dead part of flower PETAL
Sound from hen can possibly lead to laying CHANNEL
Titanic victim men sedated, to an extent IMMENSE
Told fibs about American university being restrictive LIMITED
Turn cartwheels around a friend? Absolutely! NATURALLY
Where you'll find locks made from tin and aluminium? CANAL
Worried stag hurdles these ultimately -- you'll find them on the edge of fields GATES