The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,623 - Jan 22 2012

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A river that is extremely short of water ARIDEST
Achieve some basic education with a head REACH
Addition after changing sides? That's not fair INCLEMENT
Appropriate behaviour from Italian writer caught in snare, perhaps DECORUM
Banter husband accepted in eatery CHAFF
City played in London initially in 2009 JERUSALEM
Cold American, pale and afraid of being shot CAMERASHY
Command one army corps, in a manner of speaking DIRECTION
Composer attacked by insects, crossing river BRITTEN
Drama series on TV that provides place to air views SOAPBOX
Expert's tautology about high temperature HOTSHOT
Final instalment of pay, deserved and desired YEARNED
Final pronouncement from abroad, i.e. ultimatum ADIEU
Finish training as fighter and faint PASSOUT
Fixed book with editor and made a comeback REBOUNDED
For example, an old king I overturned a long, long time ago IRONAGE
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Influence holding protest back, sooner or later SOMEDAY
Kind of butterfly often found in list COMMA
Life's made complicated for a poet MASEFIELD
Like rebels occupying South, needing immediate attention INSURGENT
Make fool of sailor on a ship JACKASS
Man, for example, one quietly sleeping? BIPED
Minimal temperature I predict for mountainous country TIBET
Mug putting most of capital into trust fund ultimately TANKARD
Old woman absorbed by Hindu scripture in Asian island SUMATRA
One's automatically fired, as a principle MAXIM
Pragmatic approach is needed in kingdom REALISM
Resistance, in part, is hard for people in these islands BRITISH
Time to study economist's revolutionary form of punishment TREADMILL
Unfriendly daughter isn't accepting thanks DISTANT
Wine goblet found in church by daughter of Oxford dean CHALICE
Work that's personal, penning that heartless song DITTY