The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,471 - Feb 15 2009

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A fellow member brought in something to wear GARMENT
A number surrounded by buzzing horse flies HOVERS
Agitated that it's not yet decided UNSETTLED
Bear, or carry, with real trouble, inside TOLERATE
Before you strike the other out HITHERTO
Caught as one came home drunk REELEDIN
Do an impression of an operatic heroine: top-class MIMIC
Does it prove an earner for the draper? NET
Egad! So that's how the horse got spooked! BYTHUNDER
Finishes with many ahead of: doesn't win CLOSES
Follow round in, performing DOG
Gives pointers to HANDS
Grasp and embrace TAKEIN
In accordance with the contract AGREEMENT
Inside out, it�s OK VERYWELL
Manage to solve it? Away with you? GETOUT
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Means to get by working EARNINGS
Nick, on top, is really good NOTCH
One could play it but a tree is in the way SPINET
One's entitlement to work for the Secret Service CODENAME
Ramble on about a repairman MEANDER
Roaring out �Start off with the herb!� ORIGAN
Rocks when I change ends ICE
Said it�s two letters too many EXCESS
She got a bum steer, to start with TERESA
She writes of a ramshackle hut with rambling roses AUTHORESS
Talk that will p-perturb PRATTLE
Through having smoked, is smelling of PERFUMED
Travel off, having a right to leave, with the attendant VALET
Turn to an addendum on water SPA
Was, first to last, strange: was evasive STALLED
Won�t hurt dad to get out more PAINLESS