The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,896 - Apr 7 2009

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A small bird showing behind ASTERN
Amount it turned out giving change MUTATION
Boa you wouldn't want around your neck! PYTHON
Breakdown of French performance DEFEAT
Burn in Hades? I'm merciless SIMMER
Changing mate? It is for apes IMITATES
Chinese worker endlessly enterprising MANDARIN
Clobber and sets about the man CLOTHES
Comprehensive classes getting large GENERAL
Control reporters on drink SUPPRESS
Cross star - ever in trouble TRAVERSE
Damage rogue state IMPAIR
Faith is one girl I fancy RELIGION
Finished badly on Ecstasy tablet PASTILLE
Glamorous former wife with old jerk EXOTIC
Guillotined? Finished losing head! TOPPED
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Hock for man on board PAWN
Home counties girlfriend's demure SEDATE
Main competition? REGATTA
Miss ace party GALA
One rants madly, becoming rich RESONANT
Opening Sabbath set SLOT
Peddled grass, keeping back RETAILED
Poured out evidence admitting hypocrisy DECANTED
Radio operator's set in ship SPARKS
Scold Iran with hard resolution HARRIDAN
She may give you a good hand! DEALER
Shrink in the company of Queen WITHER
Smarmy thief concealing lie MYTH
State one's in displaying sanity REALISM
Touch of caution's gripping socialist leader CARESS
Very poor head of state cornered STRAPPED