The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,288 - Feb 12 2004

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Clues Answers
'Spreading out' means 'born to farming in America' BRANCHING
A small marsupial, one born after the war BABYBOOMER
A type of chamber in an East Caribbean house ECHO
Almost dark, but not quite NIGH
Ask the family for fruit PUMPKIN
Behave with discretion when topless ACT
Bread used for catching fish? WHITEBAIT
Chamber that helps cure for a change SEPULCHRE
Complaint from second class - charge for return BEEF
Dangerous contact with energy TOUCHANDGO
Ezra makes his mark, and sees the possibility of money POUNDSIGNS
Finished with game point to exceed the limit OVERRUN
Fish barrel - heart of oak TUNA
Get going when fish shelter in stormy gales SHAKEALEG
Girl in army dress MYRA
Give a send off that could be foreseen ENVISAGED
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Hearing viewed as painful SORE
Hero's response at wedding to first love IDOL
Horse chestnut or beech first of all COB
In the past I hung round college ONCE
Notices lists of names REGISTERS
One working with a particle ION
Palindrome dropped and rewritten with appeal IMPLORE
Skywriting? AIRLETTER
Swear on the Bible? No point AVOW
The secret language of fish - English! CODE
Tips for raising the bridge NAPS
Transitive nouns PASSWORDS
Used to be found on watch? SECONDHAND
Vogue was an overpowering passion RAGE
Weekend like this, back on a holiday island KOS
What is the point of medical treatment? DECIMAL