The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,182 - Dec 22 2006

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Clues Answers
A girl getting educated has no time for song ARIA
A hill to the west featured in list ROTA
Attack sees nose put out of joint SETUPON
Bank of Scotland gives support to leader of enterprise BRAE
Beast with face of dark hair BEARD
Bringer of victory, endlessly obdurate WINSTON
Bumpkin squashing newt gets ignored LEFTOUT
Craftsman responsible for American stories BUILDER
Dish contributing to starters TART
Felines as asset with mice around SIAMESECATS
Furnishing for top people with money shows good taste DECORUM
Impracticable whichever way you look at it NOTON
Job was cut short - Rex in late forties or fifties? POSTWAR
Like Hannah - or Rohan! HARDHEARTED
Little creatures at the back end of pachyderms ANTS
Monk - busy type over the course of day BEDE
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Northern estate - a cosy place to live NEST
Northerner who is ruddy rosy? LANCASTRIAN
Old court's formality coming with cautionary signal STARCHAMBER
Ounce of drug writer brought up concealed in cooking fat SNOWLEOPARD
Plant person winning the cup, not second! CAMPION
Possible reason why one can't have tennis group NONET
River reaches old city joined by southern streams POURS
Sediment in bottle, essentially LEES
Small mammal managed to consume two hundred ducks! RACCOON
Son gets sleep in break SNAP
Stage entertainer disguised as Persian ogre OPERASINGER
Unfriendly rugby player, one given order to keep quiet STANDOFFISH
Urgent appeal over nothing makes one indifferent SOSO
Use a ruler as specified and refuse to do anything further? DRAWTHELINE
Walk from house, meeting old female HOOF
Your writer, shut up in trap MESH