The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 24,913 - Feb 11 2006

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A fete I left a long way off AFAR
A hard-baked sweetmeat ROCKCAKE
Ambassador drops the initial certificate DIPLOMA
Anon, etc. SOON
Ant chopping far lettuce LEAFCUTTER
At great speed reaching town, not North End PRESTO
Call up for the military REVEILLE
Cinema attendant FILMGOER
Claim calumets can be instrumental in making music! BAGPIPES
Democratically defeated OUTVOTED
Dismissed a member having explosive gas FIREDAMP
Food turned up in fortress BURG
Happenings currently operating successfully my boy GOINGSON
Having in government won over first OWNING
Island's dirty water BROWNSEA
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It is used by gardeners when it is drier about mid-April TROWEL
Jump on soft weight POUNCE
Moving round doing things while farm animal is still alive ONTHEHOOF
Musician who's morally good but non-U round at the back VIRTUOSO
One is going to say this in France AUREVOIR
Person running newspaper COURIER
Releases large enough advertising offer FREESAMPLE
Restrict beer, that's the underlying principle RATIONALE
See gent look down disturbed as far as first person is aware Toonesknowledge
Set off but note date had been changed DETONATE
Skin colour BUFF
Some more evening work for steward REEVE
Spring time? LEAPYEAR
Wash French seaweed LAVER