The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,048 - May 7 2003

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A vulgar American woman at large ABROAD
Accelerating through the exit OPENINGOUT
Acknowledged a few were yet to be paid AVOWED
Cease to make staff redundant LAYOFF
Charm Dutch explorer about fifty-one TALISMAN
Curse dunderheaded renegade DRAT
Dither when finding home's entry code FLATSPIN
Double up, for instance, in sudden pain TWINGE
Factory worker confined by a head-covering MANTILLA
Fare repulsive woman offered to French novelist GORGONZOLA
Important object in a motor car BIGEND
Junior scout has to work hard BEAVER
Local regulation we ably redrafted BYELAW
Lovable lady in talented milieu ADORABLE
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Old assembly was undecided MOOT
Old lady steps into young lady's shoes GALOSHES
One wood first used by castle-builder? IDEALIST
Plated metal in a dilapidated state LAMINATE
Plot and plan SCHEME
Remedy for bruises found in a dilapidated cairn ARNICA
Reminder to get Merchant Navy income reviewed MNEMONIC
Senior cleric entered cathedral regularly EVENLY
Separate section PART
Service in many a ship MASS
Some shares ultimately rallied in consequence RESULT
Stress that it's less than twenty UNDERSCORE
Their creed converted an old navigator ERICTHERED
Where teachers pass on facts INFORM