The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,853 - Sep 20 2002

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A charge - an article's to be written about it TITHE
A contest for people after a home FLATRACE
A minister's standard issue PARSON
A story about a couple of trainees in the city LILLE
An attractive girl, Eve - and left to get into a mess! DISHEVEL
Bent, but made some advance, having a heart LEANT
Brighter, yet more frivolous LIGHTER
Call a halt to stone work STOP
Detergent for plastic lens care CLEANSER
European schoolboy receiving direction ESTONIAN
Finding underworld boss asleep, may be upset DISPLEASE
Go off with a list of duties ROTA
He sees point in backing Ireland ERNIE
In a stage presentation it creates quite a stir AGITATES
In favour of many exercises - and starting in good time PROMPT
In Ulster an industrious worker has the edge ANTRIM
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New Testament revelation? STATEMENT
One gets an encore - or the bird! IBIS
Out of jam, say EXPRESS
Port doesn't deteriorate OSTEND
Puts on an act in front of nurses PRETENDS
Repeatedly striking and playing cricket without hesitation BATTERING
Still concerned with a wrong RETORT
Substitute for military personnel now REPRESENT
Takes a little test as arranged TASTES
Talk about the Spanish church dignitary PRELATE
The leftist full of beans is spurned REPULSED
The man who would take stock of other guys RUSTLER
This sounds just the resort for equestrians RYDE
Trains in side-turning? Rubbish! DEBRIS
Turning in nothing, is nervous and colours ENSIGN
Writer dunking bread in drink TROLLOPE