The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,545 - Dec 8 2004

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A loyal subject in Belgium LIEGE
Advanced about one yard? Mercy! LENITY
Ale brewed at home is anything but full-bodied LEANEST
Boost for Alexander's father, say FILLIP
Church caretaker sees service in operation SEXTON
Clan housing an Italian magistrate TRIBUNE
Cleric first held captive by haulier MINISTER
Cowardly soldiers enter to make public denial RECREANT
Displaced pair in need of facial adornment WARPAINT
French refusal to accept a Slav as their emperor NAPOLEON
Gave way for the Spanish in council housing? RELENTED
Greek heroine makes treacle pudding ELECTRA
Humphrey's minister was a computer fraud HACKER
No good leaving late service, however EVENSO
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Ogle leading batsman - a stunner EYEOPENER
Peanuts old PM offered to an engineer PITTANCE
Poor, dear Pete did it again REPEATED
Posted to put manoeuvre into action DEPLOYED
Preferably house chaplain in ship SCHOONER
Quite confident to shoot if assured of success SUREFIRE
Result of too many a mediaeval banquet? MIDDLEAGESPREAD
Small protuberance must be cut off SHORN
Spot parliamentarian in ancestral home PIMPLE
Strike to switch off the printer STOPPAGE
Such energy gives cattle nervous disorder KINETIC
What a good golfer is, on average ABOVEPAR
What addicted racing drivers fear? SPEEDTRAP