The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,552 - May 14 2011

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A certain type restraining tense hanger-on COURTIER
A voice regularly expressed in ballot-box ALTO
Applauded chat heard as nonsense CLAPTRAP
Babe mostly in fashion CHIC
Blade used for apple peeling EPEE
Bold swordsman won in band fastening on King SWASHBUCKLER
Can't stand sticky heat HATE
Charge a Tory leader with sleaze ATTACK
Cooked hot unsophisticated food in this way THOROUGHFARE
Crowd free news item PRESSRELEASE
Crowd see round end of bar in pub HOSTELRY
Distinction shown by modern artist from 'ere EMINENCE
Ensnaring line, annoy fisherman ANGLER
Fleece essayist's relatives LAMBSKIN
Football bosses hold the French jumper FLEA
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Gershwin hero failing to start revel ORGY
Instruction to turn over state compound possibly harmful PTOMAINE
Landworker's allotment failure SHARECROPPER
Nick's word denying church NOTCH
Noisily drink litre for amusement CAROUSEL
One has wide knowledge being amply hot quizzically POLYMATH
One who's given up religion, a humourless condition APOSTATE
Onset of illness following rogue food SCAMPI
Provide food consumed in Costa Rica CATER
Reptile injured a printer TERRAPIN
Step back after one cold Arctic feature ICECAP
Stick in an opening exchange of views ARGUMENT
Turned to bridge SPAN
Weedy type with one person at Westminster WIMP
Word puzzle like clues above mostly getting habitual response ACROSTIC