The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,397 - Sep 16 2007

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Clues Answers
'Drink hearty,' in cockney vernacular ALE
A beauty, in all honesty FAIRNESS
A little bird cage EGG
A number work it out FIGURE
Blast! Mother has got into an awful mess! DAMNATION
Boycotted the group playing in it OCTET
Did she stop the lag about to escape? GLENDA
Do without the collapsible tent, left behind mistakenly FORGOTTEN
Enabled to make a getaway from the bank LAUNCHED
Feature a comedian in the talk CHINWAG
Gee, it's a nuisance having the rain coming in BROTHER
Get the soldier coming in to salute GREET
Gets in touch with and redresses soundly WRITES
How a card sharp's cards differ from others? MARKEDLY
How a ship just averted disaster in the straits? NARROWLY
In the main, it's used as a fastener STAPLE
Clues Answers
It's yours for the asking! ANSWER
Meaning 'To the devil with love,' right? IMPORT
Nuisance about the noise but it's less loud than before FADING
Pointers for the workers HANDS
Reckon to be exacting, when you consider carefully THINKHARD
Refuses to take any further action RETREATS
Resort for those obliged to have a change of air? MADEIRA
Ship of the desert prepared to carry a man DESTROYER
Signs for the various guests about to enter GESTURES
Stand all to, though not drinking TEETOTAL
Stop outside at half past DESIST
The weapon business, are involved in FIREARM
The whole base has come off, chum ALL
There's a sound, I turn right to see a weird creature DINOSAUR
Was digging in and returned dirty a time after DWELT
What stopped you saying 'Timber'? ASH