The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,880 - Jan 4 2006

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A future monarch? CATERPILLAR
Backbone of head of state seen before long SPINE
Bird chasing good man shows endurance STAMINA
Bug found by Russian government, it's reported GREMLIN
Bush in backlash? Rubbish SHRUB
Bush's favourite hat? Don't touch it, boy! STETSON
Bush's state police COPSE
Confused relative's a Republican UNCLEAR
Crown's in charge for subject TOPIC
Dash round English river bank TERRACE
Direct rip off on foreign money standard CONCENTRATE
Estate managed by church RANCH
Fixing a non-drinker's craving ATTACHING
Independent Irish parliament's return is epic ILIAD
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Iran coping badly lacking power - it's not natural INORGANIC
Lush's drink, say - endless rum supplied SUCCULENT
Messes up families LITTERS
Oblivious United Nations approaches a conflict with energy UNAWARE
Often accompanying terrible, horrible swearing, initially OATHS
Poet earns abuse for contrived language ESPERANTO
Pure evil's awfully disgusting REPULSIVE
Rodent following piper's rear in simple story NARRATIVE
Satirical magazine existed on hard nonsense EYEWASH
Shock vote for right - opposition leader's winning ELECTROCUTE
Society magazine's back issues EMITS
Sweet man's a bigger nerd, possibly GINGERBREAD
Worried US with cannier security INSURANCE
You'll find him treading out around centre stage TRAGEDIAN