The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,436 - Aug 3 2004

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A bit of jewellery could be commercial BEAD
A Dutch uncle's wife may be off-putting DAUNT
A former or practising priest PASTOR
American prosecutor gets firm - it's necessary to catch robber DACOIT
An obvious choice of shoe material PATENT
Assert struggle looks hard STARES
At college, positive identification of tumour POLYP
Bandits seizing ship and heading south BRIGANDS
Breaks through, achieving backstreet clean-up ERUPTS
Dance over by six BALL
Does he read badly? Stick at it! ADHERE
Look noble PEER
Missiles always coldly deployed SNOWBALLS
Needing attention and insisting on it DEMANDING
Night predator taking two birds EAGLEOWL
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Not said to attend US congregation UNSTATED
Old China animal, a thing farmers make CATHAY
Point to a number that are tidy NEATEN
Probably first legal document will get approval PLEASE
Punishment for the mother country DAMNATION
Rent owing to regiment TORE
Shady lady found at respectable kind of address? MADAM
Sister sat back in a state of equilibrium STASIS
Small oval container? EGGCUP
So this crew is reliable as recording artists? SOLID
Some sign at sunset of annoying insects GNATS
Steps first taken in Paris to produce food containers CANCAN
The beggar will fix it, working in tin MENDICANT
The girl's an ass! JENNY
Washes thoroughly in prison and in court SCRUBSUP