The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,852 - Dec 2 2005

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A fellow who gets left out in the cold SNOWMAN
A hearty cop out to get someone peddling drugs once APOTHECARY
Alcoholic drink for short-story writer SAKI
Appetising food from tin given to zoo animal? CANAPE
Boy without independence may be put down LAID
Carol goes round van, scurrying SCAMPERING
English revolutionary taking half of capital with troop formation ECHELON
External preparation - simple person swallows it wrongly LOTION
Flowers that every hotel en-suite should have! HOTANDCOLDWATER
Girl from Dublin perhaps taking hour off IRIS
Growing desire to get on admitted by crooner BURGEONING
I am a dunce upsetting college - not scholarly UNACADEMIC
Insects? Old man being upset goes under cover APHIDES
It goes through city (Newcastle) TYNE
It's misguided, making pope saint, I fancy INAPPOSITE
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Joy when good shelter is found GLEE
Ned has worked in the country and gives help LENDSAHAND
Offering pleasure in a fiendish way - then a simple hope is shattered MEPHISTOPHELEAN
Place in which priest's found fairy SPRITE
Pretty good trade show FAIR
Quarrel with energy, being in a tight corner SCRAPE
Quickly purchase pans! SNAPUP
Restrain black dog to start with CURB
Runs to marriage finally? ELOPES
Sail after due time and finally make Southampton LATEEN
Sensing a thrill by the fireside ATINGLE
Someone not yet an expert could make Peter panic APPRENTICE
Sort of mood not to be ignored IMPERATIVE
Stories of knight and various loves NOVELS
Time of life coming up for little sleeps NAPS