The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,497 - Aug 16 2009

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A message about temperature I had, providing remedy ANTIDOTE
After first half of month, everyone's back for work in library NOVELLA
Against the rules, taking article from France? Quite UNFAIRLY
Almost new, and ahead of time NEARLY
Collected documents from vagrant I put inside DOSSIER
Conservative politician guarded by distant PC, perhaps COMPUTER
Democrat, in one part of chapter, is hostile ADVERSE
Edges up to sweetheart, as an unexpected consequence SPILLOVER
Endangered animal also taken on board by the old man PANDA
Exploded courts into bits, delaying legal process OBSTRUCTIONIST
He, for example, is supporting no multinational organisation PRONOUN
Ill-feeling people still do not suffer from TRAVELSICKNESS
Improving appearance, you said, added to achievement of venerable status BEAUTIFICATION
King leading state, such as George III RAVER
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Leader of musicians on island adjusted old instruments MANDOLINS
Lights falling on part of costume and painted scenery LANDSCAPE
List including duck or another domestic fowl ROOSTER
Man housing very systematic record collection ARCHIVE
Model I wrapped in oddly shaped parcel REPLICA
Mythical beast presenting no dilemma? UNICORN
Noble types opposed to screening one's tally VISCOUNTS
Number coming from North and South � meeting in the middle, in principle TENET
Out of debt, having a little money in store, initially AFLOAT
Part of uniform cut in a different way TUNIC
Put in new order for leisure centre RESORT
Second time I'm into greedy behaviour, being highly mistaken OVERESTIMATING
System for removing water one installed in a garden, originally DRAINAGE
Wrongly convicted and prepared for hanging FRAMED