The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,790 - Jul 9 2002

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Adjusted ill-fitting denture RETUNED
Area that confuses teacher HECTARE
Aunt's bit of paper? AGONYCOLUMN
Composing notes in strain TENSION
Conscientious building worker? CARETAKER
Desire refusal to be reversed as capricious WANTON
Enthusiastically greet a Conservative call ACCLAIM
Explained what one needs to pot seedlings after dark? SHEDLIGHTON
Extremely important symbol of office minister received SEMINAL
Find commander coming in after midnight LOCATE
Fungus developed, hence taller CHANTERELLE
Funny mineral seen in mountain pass COMICAL
Intending to give explanation MEANING
Irons used domestically CUTLERY
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Long and narrow lake I approach LINEAR
More prepared to use book? That's right READIER
Nefarious activities producing obscene publication DIRTYWORK
One's holy book needed for religion ISLAM
One's slides are icily received at these RINKS
Performance history of part of disc, and all of it TRACKRECORD
Problem afoot as author recited BUNION
She's got it coming to her HEIRESS
Slightly alter gag about university RETOUCH
Social European touring clubs DANCE
The limit of spending on public transport Farestage
Trouble in the wind COLIC
Two cricket sides cross oceans - wrong time for tourists OFFSEASON
Unfashionable suits? OUTFITS