The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,850 - Sep 17 2002

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..in apartment at Eaton Square TATE
A giver of heavenly parties? HOST
A new variation in the mating season - just a little one RUNT
A port made in Italy SALERNO
Active use of music by stately home owners OPERANT
An Arctic tiger? No, a smaller predator POLECAT
An area divided by religion DIOCESE
Army following up lawyer's information DATA
Broken seat's a valuable item ASSET
Flat can be divided EVEN
Getting strung-out at home... SPUN
He was always illuminating LAMPLIGHTER
In a perverse way, a failure may almost please LAPSE
In order to fill pit? You'd need to hear of advanced decay DECREPITUDE
Inclined to give a chum the paintings I kept... PARTIAL
Island's cereal production on a sound footing BALI
It can give rail that extra edge FLANGE
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It's volcanic, but can produce neat work ETNA
Leaks from ozone - less nitrogen, more sun OOZES
Make a dash for the bar BOLT
Network wants me? Don't say a word! MESH
Notes to Clara turned into a written affirmation DECLARATION
On the pitch, I love taking Canadians' part ONTARIO
One weapon used for ages is a chopper ASSEGAI
Part given to a model, for example ROLE
Readiness to make an allowance for homework PREPARATION
Sensible - like a fox heading for cover DOWNTOEARTH
Stumble, but I'm a record-breaker all the same! LIMP
Touchy-feely performance which may floor outsider! TACTILE
Tramp seen in Soho bookstore HOBO
What the Scots call garlic! GAELIC
When these two birds get together, one disappears SPARROWHAWK
Wish to leave paper? Over my dead body! WILL
You could make a fortune with this! TAROT