The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,414 - Jul 8 2004

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Clues Answers
Absorbed by vulgar English in final ENGROSSED
Aged relative eating one cereal GRAIN
American nuts for pasta NOODLES
An insatiable desire for caviare spread AVARICE
Backer at track welcoming point to point SPONSOR
Belittles school work, one hears LESSENS
Benefit from reportedly fine food WELFARE
Carefully examined source of documents supporting lawsuit CASED
Complaint over single girl NAOMI
Does a bird replace the furniture? SIDEBOARD
Duck eaten by winged hybrid! WIDGEON
Get rid of an old joke, for example, in return EXPUNGE
Island captivated by an Eton game TONGA
Leak from hotel employee supports view SEEPAGE
Managed to fire the editor, and was devastated RANSACKED
Measure of credit belonging to London police YARDSTICK
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Model sniping at art PAINTINGS
One could be drawn to drink STRAW
One screen in display is not genuine INSINCERE
Pays attention to legal rights, crossing the road LISTENS
People who manage to keep quiet for the police COPPERS
Prepares an infusion on hearing of injury BREWS
Recent arrival with a £1000 instrument BABYGRAND
Serious about single bit of rubbish - and be drawn to it! GRAVITATE
State what's on my mind? GEORGIA
Support associate in law LEGALLY
The police raised support for Frenchman's restoration RENEWAL
The vernacular in a second language SLANG
The young lady had nothing to catch horses with! LASSO
Understand that genuine viewers should be listened to REALISE
What a painter might do for a drink on Sunday? STIPPLE
Where a prisoner might finish, having done gun dealing DUNGEON