The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,868 - Mar 5 2009

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A social climber must begin by riding UPSTART
About to get morning paper REAM
Almost cause offence - a right to be keeping to oneself INSULAR
Army on exercises get record TAPE
Criminal record provided by bench FORM
Educated miners on energy charge NUMERATE
Energy required for a high power low return OOMPH
Favours that offer grounds to be worried GOODTURNS
Fight to get horse placed in disputed result STRUGGLE
Gathered round to protect return of the rule of law ORDER
Getting arrested for having a lack of finance FEELINGTHEPINCH
Horseman, hearing of dispatched gold, started to run CENTAUR
In sum, a great egg well cooked AGGREGATE
Investigation might scare her into action RESEARCH
Lots of pasta doesn't require a starter OODLES
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Love comes between truth and the belly for such a worker FACTOTUM
Make enquiries about individual racket NOISE
Musical performance at home with a squeeze? CONCERTINA
Open letters from military settlement OUTPOST
Opportunity to understand deer on tourist attraction HINDSIGHT
Platform for a meal outside a flat LAUNCHPAD
Pros rest up after playing champions SUPPORTERS
Ruin - and one short story of the marriage MARITAL
Ship found in healthy bit of bother? HASSLE
Single test covering end of term is better IMPROVE
Sweetener for tabloid America backed SUGAR
The odds on batting against this bowling SPIN
Topless pundits worried by one who shows all NUDIST
What might precede work party? SOCIAL