The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,058 - Jul 31 2006

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A bird and its dam ASWAN
Agitated farm animal that is caught in a net, perhaps EBULLIENT
Aim for goal OBJECT
An inept person unhappy over getting the boot SADSACK
Big copper's ex gets kiss OSCULATE
Boozy group turned up to hold a wild party ORGY
City company gains a record couple of points COLOGNE
Deliver soldiers' signal RESCUE
Everyone present and alert ALLTHERE
Fish always in lake? Quite the opposite ELVER
Frightening the French into preparing for war ALARMING
I came back to brew tea and make it extremely thin! EMACIATE
I'd return, for example, to ring James in Spain DIEGO
Important pie-maker in New York BIGAPPLE
Initially a king, possibly raise to an emperor KAISER
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It has wings and flies THEATRE
It provides outstanding images STEREOSCOPE
It will treat bruises in a car smash ARNICA
Let it be known though it is confidential INTIMATE
Not in form but easily defeat the others OUTCLASS
People are clapped in these clubs IRONS
Pole taking meat around for sale? VENAL
Revolutionary firm about belief CREDO
Solid figure that may take root CUBE
The measure of the Bard? BREADTH
They don't appreciate where the coal goes INGRATES
They get held up when the weather's bad UMBRELLAS
Unqualified actor's position on stage? DOWNRIGHT
What the unpopular candidate will do? Standtolose
Yet such things don't cost the earth DIRTCHEAP