The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,385 - Jun 4 2004

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A person keeping old papers put the most important four first ARCHIVIST
A popular egghead about to commit a crime - so foolish ASININE
A story of heroes coming back in all the national dailies ILIAD
Ace with sour disposition and very hard ONEROUS
An Australian, one with spirit, interrupting a bore ABORIGINE
An individual flattening reporters with little hesitation PRESSER
Being promoted, given no leave - it's quite wrong ELEVATION
Call late with application EXCLAIM
Composing short page about former ecclesiastic head PRELATE
Dogs possibly stop being regarded as a heavenly gift GODSEND
Firm figure, the top man, when preparing to do some firing! Cocking
Fundamental nature of sense as may be seen by the Church ESSENCE
Go-ahead branches ANTLERS
Grave foreign coppers holding back anger SERIOUS
He's looked over by an employer PERUSER
Horseman given small coin (gold) right? CENTAUR
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In the main one finds them strangely ageless SEALEGS
Ineffectual step taken to shelter royalty STERILE
Letter opening INITIAL
Lounge appropriated by an outsider ALIEN
Made a din and caused annoyance RATTLED
Plot after military personnel withdraw RETRACT
Stick up for enterprise PROJECT
Subject to suffering, lives in past AGONISE
Such a plea is out of place ALIBI
Teams being changed around account for a draw STALEMATE
The intention in regular payment for clothes RAIMENT
The use of three banks ensured progress in this craft TRIREME
Though somewhat eccentric, he's the most prosperous RICHEST
Upright, but not well-behaved RAMPANT
View only part of the play SCENE
Where to see a large bird at the water-side SWANSEA