The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,634 - Jan 8 2002

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A marked characteristic of the Spanish Señor TILDE
Almost carried a mile in carriage BROUGHAM
Aptitude for just holding on to money FLAIR
Artist absorbed by challenge thrown down in workshop GARAGE
Continue to resist offer HOLDOUT
Danger over? I understand everything ALLCLEAR
Equip Oxford college, say, with book of heraldic arms ARMORIAL
Fail to answer, but get through exam PASS
Fat boy with dumb-sounding twin TWEEDLEDEE
Fired with conviction, like Joan of Arc? BURNTATTHESTAKE
Get down at night here? FEATHERBED
Greeting monarch out walking HIKING
Hard labour includes work beginning to shift earth TOPSOIL
Key perhaps one doesn't want found in cupboard SKELETON
Man sounding low BASS
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Missing tea in charming china MING
Mysterious continent that's only finally distinguished from ocean ATLANTIS
Not slow to try to escape RUNFORIT
One offering powerful views on traffic at night HEADLIGHT
Out playing shots STRIKING
PM's diary reorganised for visit here in Africa? PYRAMIDS
Popular ship's officer made prisoner INMATE
Seizing piano, star did quick turn SPUN
Snoopy's highly aggressive encounters with the Red Baron? DOGFIGHTS
Soothed if ice is crushed in pack PACIFIED
The harder way to walk - not a naturally-flowing movement UPHILL
Time eggs did so, covered in straw? THATCHED
Try to keep every packing-case TEACHEST
Unusually, poet isn't at a special advantage, perhaps SETPOINT