The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,150 - Jan 29 2010

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& 11 Stay cheerful, displaying a certain amount of neck? KEEP
& 26 Several things that could make one cry? STRING
A poem's terminal pieces ANODES
About to go to performance -- ticket required RETURN
Basic food no longer fit for consumption round back of shop STAPLE
Birds finally settling in bits of trees (where they like to be) ROOSTS
Boy has favourite pinned up -- 'crush' STEPON
Chap's toe is awkwardly placed in coach POSTCHAISE
Confusion about energy supplier COIL
Do business, as you might say, in tiny premises? CELL
Employs old piano at first for compositions OPUSES
Give purchase requirements to shop to get sorted out PUTINORDER
Goes away with stuff aboard ship SCRAMS
Note is a tip about what can provide floral decoration POINSETTIA
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One can have variable water temp and variable air temp around ten MIXERTAP
Prejudice about French author's grand schemes BIGIDEAS
Rags soon looking awful when brought to light LAMPOONS
Reward for capturing knight, very important fellow PRINCE
See 10 ONESCHINUP
See 25 OFONIONS
Sheep seen in brief time going around Ireland MERINO
Spare jam PRESERVE
Speech problem in school is problematical LISP
Testing support when a politician enters SAMPLING
The female one associates with loud-mouthed Australians primarily? SHEILA
Train fellow to become a driver COACHMAN
Undercooked sole to be cooked again? REDONE
Vehicle with silver in the old city CARTHAGE