The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,547 - Dec 10 2004

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A garment's being worn to cover one graze ABRASION
After open hostility Edmund is cautioned WARNED
Close currently housing a bishop NARROW
Club with very cold water but no English bitter? IRONIC
Clutch has g-grating noise GRASP
Courteous man from Warsaw, say, embracing Italian POLITE
Fully equipped learner in attempt to win prize COMPLETE
Gloomy round of an Ulster cop? DOWNBEAT
Group around king in action did a bunk DESERTED
Humiliation in a place below stairs ABASEMENT
Is imprisoned by goddess, getting maltreatment MISUSE
It's not a hard job making home safe outside SINECURE
Item of clothing shown by girl at back of group BANDANNA
Maiden aims to effect repairs MENDS
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Meeting of witches granted new location in London COVENTGARDEN
More than one lot of characters needing to be sorted out ANAGRAMS
NCOs sort out falsehoods ORDERLIES
Observe child keeping quiet - this not allowed? SPEECH
Odds against son appearing in rugby competition SEVENS
Person in kingdom could be starting a sentence SUBJECT
Prepare university to be released from constraint DRESS
Raise doubts about person who wrote second gospel? QUESTIONMARK
Remove muck from farmer's courtyard SCOUR
Senior politicians finding means test silly STATESMEN
Style of furniture befitting a bountiful monarch QUEENANNE
Time to admit despicable person's mistakes ERRATA
Very drowsy mate coos, going off COMATOSE
Woman given power - little man adjusted ADAPTED