The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,694 - Mar 19 2002

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Clues Answers
Against using Latin VERSUS
At one's back, a river going through desert REARWARD
Circle round isle, drunk with wine RIESLING
Copper finds aristocrat stranded CUTOFF
Decide to tackle crossword again? RESOLVE
Dried off, having been kicked across spring TOWELLED
Ferocious fighter takes on two sailors TARTAR
Ghastly sort of film? HORROR
Gleaming surface noticed around hospital SHEEN
Handled bowl, quickly dropping coin in SPOON
Keenly alert, preparing to give a pass? ONTHEBALL
Look the other way as a fight wrecked cafe ABOUTFACE
Looking at good school GLANCING
One repeated note for part in opera MIMI
One who asks for money for what may be Scotch in pub BEGGAR
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Poorer, deduce I need gold INFERIOR
Priest has a place in the mountains CHAPLAIN
Quick look for water-bird GANDER
Rather impertinent spirit of witch FAMILIAR
Rope, look, holding donkey LASSO
Scandinavian yob grabbed pound OLAF
School classes for writing FORMS
Sneaking off together to the match ELOPEMENT
Socially unacceptable, whichever way you look at it NOTON
Spoiling appearance in party by scowling Discolouring
Stupidly bid game, holding a ten and a random assortment MIXEDBAG
Such a race never has close finish LONGDISTANCE
The depth one can sink to as a sailor DRAUGHT
Track down a tiny amount TRACE
Well-bred, I suffered in old prison BRIDEWELL