The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,701 - Jun 9 2005

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Clues Answers
A high tar's place and a shy tar's place? ASHTRAY
Answer given to sailor let off the hook ABSOLVE
Break away from predecessors in retreat SECEDE
Capture East European found in Newcastle ENSLAVE
Cast on Adam's ale reach critical point WATERSHED
Do they hunt with the home counties bowmen? Searchers
Drives rig dressed in a green coat VERDIGRIS
Fumes, on seeing donkey on board ship! SMOKES
Goes round and round, being terribly one-sided - not on! EDDIES
Gourmets big film sure to be developed EPICURES
Illegal drug transport ECSTASY
Launch full of drugs? SPEEDBOAT
Less attractive, but more obvious PLAINER
Line that's almost the same height? EQUATOR
Look to eat sandwiches outside, in squalor SEEDINESS
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Memorial path once beaten CENOTAPH
Notice that English sailors are under record DISCERN
Of course, friend appears after a turn-around! NATURALLY
One who serves the legal profession (young girl) BARMAID
Only some are showing favouritism! PARTIAL
Paid sportsmen backing agents - that's commonplace! PROSAIC
Reserve put on some teddy bears? EARMARK
Sentiment no one backs after work at home OPINION
Sets charge for noisy eater with small children DYNAMITES
Speaks in support of benefit disputes GAINSAYS
Teams getting the Spanish odds! ELEVENS
The fool suffered, and was attacked ASSAILED
The Red Baron was one pretentious person on my list! PSEUDONYM
Thin fleece, navy on the outside SKINNY
Understand about steamship and wander off DIGRESS