The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,073 - Oct 30 2009

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A lie Scot put out about the community SOCIETAL
A maths unit that's little short of brilliant RADIAN
Abort use possibly? One might well do that SABOTEUR
Alarm a beautiful woman on the phone BELL
Bit of ship to buckle on trips at sea BOWSPRIT
Bleakness always bearing down on one in hovel SEVERITY
Draw a short time, having got paper ATTRACT
Fair cut taken by graduate BALANCED
Female author speaks about Buckingham Palace hostess SAYERS
Film gallery to the south of a church ACETATE
Fish bar so fancied up with lace ALBACORES
Friendly Lib Dem's question of self-doubt? AMICABLE
Good folk are not vulgar in the middle of lesson SAINTS
Lovely party limited by a half-hearted host with no manners ADORABLE
Money coming in from grannies working EARNINGS
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Not required -- too plain, to put it horribly OPTIONAL
Our solid change, just one old coin LOUISDOR
Performance with story that must be listened to? Run away TURNTAIL
Philosopher errs, last blunder being awful BERTRANDRUSSELL
Quickly providing meat for two? CHOPCHOP
Scowl when sailor enters that party LABOUR
Social occasions about to be restricted by Europeans DANCES
Sort of composer, a m-man working in the countryside? ARRANGER
Spread with endless wallop SPAN
Supremo who may have words for his PA? DICTATOR
Swallow seen in SW county mostly and old city DEVOUR
Verdict that's right for Conservative brings jeers DERISION
Withdrew to be given therapy again? RETREATED
Worker and English girl taken aback -- they can sense things ANTENNAE