The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,665 - Sep 23 2011

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Clues Answers
A book about hospital reception ATHOME
After trick hack becomes remorseful CONTRITE
Agreement letting worker join group of thirteen women? COVENANT
and 24 Across: Victory in which heart is broken to become less convincing WEAR
and 24 Down: Top performer beginning fantastic run STAR
Brightness of something attractive seen across street LUSTRE
Church poles attached to gold banner? CENSOR
Dull queen just like a portly old soul? MATRONLY
Emergence of female monster with a new head EGRESS
Fail to wait for a report? JUMPTHEGUN
Game HQ having social function BASEBALL
Heroes running around when there are shells here? SEASHORE
Learner, Young Conservative, starts to entertain upper-class morons in college LYCEUM
Lottery? Rubbish! RAFFLE
Clues Answers
Most jolly English bishop cramped by troubled times MERRIEST
Never-ending sponsor involved in game CHANGELESS
Nothing right in believer in God who philosophises? THEORIST
One queen famously wasn't a maiden to get exploited AMUSED
Ordinary medicinal plant SIMPLE
Port's place organised for goods transport system PARCELPOST
Prisoner gets to rave in journey by plane in conspicuously offensive way FLAGRANTLY
See 10 Across TURN
See 2 Down THIN
Small son briefly needing illumination SLIGHT
Someone moving through water at once is in trouble CANOEIST
Swimmer on desperate mission avoiding a bank? LENDER
Walks in the morning cause for happiness -- sing out! AMBLES
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