The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,879 - Jan 3 2006

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As ages reflect I find a weapon ASSEGAI
Business trust ends on a thread COTTON
Central idea, that a writer will paint in words DESCRIBE
Cinema shows first French field mine FLEAPIT
Concisely its a cheese insect BRIEFLY
Controlling the next one across RUNNING
Conventional thought on sea current MAINSTREAM
Decoration or title book ORNAMENT
Drudge to take exercise on PEON
First place Slavic language is of German duchy PRUSSIAN
Kick the stage full of moonshine BOOTLEG
Left with gout seizing one GONEOUT
Not par for piratical dissention of language ITALIC
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Persistently demanding various permutation IMPORTUNATE
Previous or current father? PASTOR
Remember what to do as visiting babysitter COMETOMIND
Repetition learning rubbish of second degree ROTE
Sausage for French girl friend SALAMI
She is navy meat or nothing when sweet FANNYADAMS
Side point in a Scottish hat TEAM
Sorry to see tree by the sea ASHAMED
Tardy putting the old in bed BELATED
The maitre d'hotel awaited her order HEADWAITER
The wood trade DEAL
Train the Persians in rhetorical digression PARENTHESIS
Was beer shipped abroad by one? EXPORTER