The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,824 - Aug 17 2002

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Clues Answers
Always full of hesitation when seeking nest AERY
Approach and stop in order to get some tobacco straight away ACCOST
Check charge for trial performance AUDITION
Cold sheets family had in home up north ICEHOUSE
Coming from cab Helen found old seat Alebench
Daft to equip a novice with song MADRIGAL
Diode six remarkably had become rusty OXIDISED
Distant unfinished roadside building about to start REMOTE
Dock in Calcutta area? EASTINDIA
Drew out response from old priest, Edward, about 101 ELICITED
Forcibly exert bolt found in the door LETTERBOX
Go round or back to the gallery ROTATE
Heavenly oriental article had genuine finish ETHEREAL
It comes as a sudden blow SQUALL
It is mainly between Italy and the Balkan States ADRIATIC
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Middle-aged feast? SPREAD
National daily SCOTSMAN
Net some of the games have MESH
Opening moves of game curtailed little GAMBIT
Provide with forceful request for the market price regulators SUPPLYANDDEMAND
SECOND PART OF 5 ACROSS Likeatop
Tardy with egg production despite using ingenious devices GADGETRY
Taxi taking ages to collect first baby vegetables CABBAGES
The world's largest egg producer OSTRICH
Train old newspapermen EXPRESS
Voracious bird stopped short having commonsense RAVENOUS
What one's doing after going to bed in a spin? SLEEPING
Who in France has study in silence? QUIETUDE
Writing 'sustained ovation' LONGHAND