The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,429 - Apr 27 2008

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''Ahead of time,'' you say, ''as usual'' AVERAGE
''Gave trouble going round the bend'' is not explicit VAGUE
''Interchange'' carries an ad for a swap TRADEIN
A chest patient CASE
Baddie always taking in the old, I gather EVILDOER
Bird; wagtail in a tree, fluttering EGRET
Blocks with rocks ICE
Bottle the remainder of the water RESTRAIN
Carrying a gun, he'd lost no time HASTENED
Don't like man I go out with to be a gadabout ABOMINATE
Facing left RIGHTOPPOSITE
Female had baby by, was expelled from kingdom SHEBA
Flop back to talk to GAS
Getting warning, half turn from a big hole CAVERN
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Given instruction when on terra firma GROUNDED
How one stands the cost of transport CARRIAGE
Just right for the single - and a bargain IDEAL
Keeps one's job if one suppresses HOLDSDOWN
Making realise, on stepping off the ferry? Gettingacross
Money you admit having taken ENTRANCEFEE
Nags about but one refuses to fire KEEPSON
Pass - with help HAND
So you go round again for THEREFORE
Sure is optimistic! POSITIVE
Time to go back to work. Stop LEAVEOVER
Warn to stop - addicted to the bottle FLAGON
Weapon free, allowed to enter the accommodation TRIDENT
What an aggressive manager does for a boxer? PICKSFIGHTS