The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,763 - Aug 20 2005

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Actor accepted a small measure of syrup TREACLE
Anticipated war foes' belligerence FORESAW
Assume one is in employment POSIT
Begin to play leaving Deb out of disastrous double date LEADOUT
Caterer upset in domestic row TERRACE
Egghead had reason to be excitable EMOTIVE
Expeditionary force leaders' story capable of being expressed EFFABLE
Eye, subject upon which agitation is concentrated STORMCENTRE
Getting into form Takingshape
Gloria takes part of lasso RIATA
I am and so was Adam FIRSTPERSON
Kelvin has a new dish KASHA
Make a stab at joke first by one Indian PUNJABI
Man - he is left out of licence to sell company's products FRANCIS
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Mean and looking ready for a fight TIGHTFISTED
New rep be confronted with introduction PREFACE
Notice few lines that are hostile ADVERSE
Reportedly make an attempt with hollow spear TRIDENT
Seek after it coils round SOLICIT
So certain number had life policy ASSURED
Spaniard put everything into circular trunk first CABALLERO
Stopping at sea ANCHORING
Strong woman with Scotsman coming from the river AMAZONIAN
To an important person getting up - it is the turning-point PIVOT
Unclear about a form of energy NUCLEAR
Unimportant crook? SMALLTIME
Was acquainted with, say, swell music NEWWAVE
Witty saying with a note on farm animals EPIGRAM