The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,672 - Feb 21 2002

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'Freeze!' - from soldier on hearing of fabrications PARALYSE
A garden pest that's shot SLUG
A race that blossom on top of Andes MAYA
Abolish credit in advance SCRUB
Allies ban USA's renegotiation as being out of reach UNASSAILABLE
Animal that's no good being exported from part of the UK ELAND
Burning for a loud, dissolute male AFLAME
Cobol users have no right to get into a stew! LOBSCOUSE
Complete agreement that Whitsun is one part of it UNISON
Exhausted, quietly went in to cancel day DEPLETED
Feature earth mother with rake, oddly LANDMARK
Finish supporting almost skilful back DEFEND
Gets close to unquantified number of listeners NEARS
Girl situating America between the poles SUSAN
How a diver should get in top gear, for example HEADFIRST
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Inclined to be friendly, swops ill deed for new WELLDISPOSED
Indignant nurse left following reorganisation RESENTFUL
Might it describe paperweight as two words? IMPERIAL
Note found in Aida's works? OPERATES
Paid for dome that's without merit and shabby DEFRAYED
Prosperity with mostly fine food WELFARE
Put money on being followed, having lost money STAKED
Regard, at last Close Encounters is back! ESTEEM
Scientific study encompassing many branches FORESTRY
Scientist has the team back working EDISON
Stop a good man who's after the good book AVAST
Tag that's left on the first person killed LABEL
The lower classes write music? Rot DECOMPOSE
This swimmer's crew had a supporter of course MANATEE
Tries to find bridges to support empty stage SEARCHES