The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,704 - Aug 25 2008

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A cheese that's made round EDAM
A drug almost does for the leading lady HEROIN
A painter appeared first - this followed CAMERA
A question of choice WHICH
A student to stick around, looking far from pleased GLUM
Agonised following explosion in U.S. port SANDIEGO
Capital location for a chalet, maybe SWISSCOTTAGE
Come to a party WAKE
Discarded garden tools may be kept here SHED
Expensive address DEAR
Fancied to win but dropped off NAPPED
Gem of a wicket AGATE
Get goals away to win points over opponents Scoreoff
Hold back and shower after all the others RESTRAIN
House gets this speech from one of the parties ASIDE
Ill-used sort of tent OXYGEN
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Impact he made in strong terms EMPHATIC
Its main trade is in disarray, control required ADMINISTRATE
Learn lines to speak CONVERSE
Like to declare in test ASSAY
Opening commercial with sex appeal ADIT
Promise non-U field event records COMPACTDISCS
Reckon I'm splitting the estate ESTIMATE
Regulation equipment for a carpenter RULE
Surprise shots at men in a melee ASTONISHMENT
Swear to swallow nothing but the prescribed pills? COURSE
Tax put on new car stock CRAVAT
Terrible person held in no great esteem OGRE
The Iron Lady's hat FEDORA
Top gun REVOLVER
Used to be in a job EMPLOYED
Where the batsman stands about in case CREASE