The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,608 - Dec 7 2001

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Clues Answers
A girl's prayer GRACE
A mad rush to push buttons RAMPAGE
A vessel with another inside is not light DARKISH
Advocate taking drink after drink SUPPORTER
Bearing with a person making advances? Fine! SLENDER
Coarse stuff can be devastating SACKING
Considered just a trifle THOUGHT
Dearest form of dais Estrade
Everybody is after honour, that's material CHALLIS
Exhibiting minimal sense in a bird sanctuary INANEST
Firm producing spun threads HARDSET
Game played in a gaming room breaking all rules OMBRE
Go for 'seconds' stuff SCRAM
He's shown clearly total cure may be effected Adducer
Homes for retired women, always in order NUNNERIES
How to extract metal from fish SMELT
Clues Answers
Irritating one about cutting an item ITCHING
Like turning brown, it's the very devil! SATAN
Many a politician's agent gets a seat Campstool
Old king - a scoffer, so more influential GREATER
Patiently awaited verdict DIAGNOSIS
Pecked at, a writer lost some blood NIBBLED
Possibly stopped round about when put off POSTPONED
Quite proper, though blue RIGHT
See copper's place in court matters LOCUS
Set this out for religious people THEISTS
Speculates that the love increases THEORISES
Striking left a good man to carry on after all others OUTLAST
Theatre worker respecting craft in the German male DRESSER
Trapped by strange instrument SNAREDRUM
Upset a porter - be a baddie REPROBATE
Wrinkle free and middle-aged! RIDGE