The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,193 - Oct 23 2003

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A doctor, when depressed with alternative, is representative of his nation AMBASSADOR
A large plant is in the way? Yes, all the way! STREET
A quiet writer gambles with supplementary pages APPENDICES
An experienced person used help OLDHAND
Beams, hearing of salary hike RAYS
Birds that sit and weep in distress PEEWITS
Bride lost heart, getting thank you letter from abroad BETA
Cancel permit in river at Stourhead DELETES
Collects key - and tips! GLEANS
Concluded with drink to partial convergence OVERLAP
Enthusiasts return to floor STUN
Finished with ram's fleece OVERCHARGE
Hesitant people on the way to being speakers Stutterers
How to power a car, or perhaps engineer flue? ALTERNATIVEFUEL
I get a train in order to curry favour INGRATIATE
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Island leaders' group usually against marriage GUAM
Light music and lethargy conceal it CANDLE
Man perhaps exists on less (half)! ISLE
Managers' financial responsibilities to rely on reserves Trustfunds
Molière's soubriquet NOMDEPLUME
Rarely taken from fashion models SELDOM
Reason to put it back in transport MOTIVE
Scientist from north-east town is drunk NEWTON
Source of deadly unrefined extract DRAW
Spot of clairvoyance on the fourth of July? ESPY
Still on a tray, it's spilt STATIONARY
Stone in ring with pearl, oddly OPAL
The bench come to a decision SETTLE
The rallying cry is 'Work hard and finish early' SLOGAN
When left high and dry one definitely flounders (1,4,3,2,5) AFISHOUTOFWATER