The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,962 - Jan 27 2003

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A boundary gives us the lead EDGE
A small deposit secures! ADHESIVE
Advocates breaking into stolen capital HOBART
After a licking one's stuck in a corner POSTAGESTAMP
Agrees about being dropped as one grows older AGES
At last he starts to warm up HEAT
Climbs Everest and Ararat, say? MOUNTS
Concern for bird PIGEON
European schoolboy embraces school head ESTONIAN
Give us a song at the piano! PLAY
He'll suffer in court if his driving is bad TENNISPLAYER
Hero achieves eminence among top people ACHILLES
Is French class to part friends? ESTRANGE
It could help chap shoot par, perhaps APPROACHSHOT
Lose no time to suppress loquacity STEPONTHEGAS
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Love to exercise on the river OUSE
Nevertheless, netting first and last service EVENSONG
Non-sleeping watch on worker VIGILANT
Particular pieces muddled by a learner ESPECIAL
Pays out reluctantly when cold symptoms are on the increase COUGHSUP
Persuade one to have cable at home ROPEIN
Preach no involvement - with her charges? CHAPERON
Ratification contains error SANCTION
River on course TEES
Strikes may result when this is put out HITS
Supports a parent but doesn't talk about it KEEPSMUM
The Spanish boy gets the girl ELLEN
They were wise, putting the scholar before the soldier MAGI
Well, I wouldn't want this taken PULSE
With brief notes jazz fans are sent up to the censor STACCATO