The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,952 - Jan 15 2003

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A faculty some heart-sick students lack ARTS
Abrasion results from having caught rodent in school SCRATCH
Aims to embrace Leslie for evermore ENDLESS
Articulate old newsmen EXPRESS
Awful beating causes Pop pain PASTING
Bloody uncommon RARE
Crisp order on review of criminal behaviour PRISONRECORD
Drag one's feet prior to card game SHUFFLE
Fawn appears to be less spirited FLATTER
Fired by dieting craze IGNITED
Getting articles in fashion is silly FATHEAD
In error, cite son's part SECTION
It's booked by cathedral body CHAPTER
Jerk intends to cadge a lift HITCH
Key elevation that is seen by Scots guide GHILLIE
Lad leaving Virgin boss shows fibre BRAN
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Lists that get trodden underfoot HEELS
Many have trouble in finding a plinth DADO
Old German Marxist was transformed ALTERED
Only an idiot gets port in Belgium ANTWERP
Retort angrily if canon has no comeback ROUNDON
Smell strongly of smoke REEK
Socialite has sex appeal, but no credit DEBIT
Tailback in Kew, so they say QUEUE
Take a risk - with one's gun? CHANCEONESARM
The lady married one of Noah's sons SHEM
The others, too, returned unpunctually ETAL
The problem is he makes one laugh TICKLER
The responsibility is America's ONUS
Took the blame and was conveyed to the gaol CARRIEDTHECAN
Transport fee arranged by childminder FOSTERPARENT
Unaffected and not sharp NATURAL