The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,162 - Feb 12 2010

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Clues Answers
A bit upset over hesitation to provide piece of information DATUM
Bird given long peer with fancier excited PEREGRINEFALCON
Cads now ardently grilled in police department NEWSCOTLANDYARD
Collapse leader of Government may be regretting RUING
Combination offered by a bad French school AMALGAM
Craft with which contrary girl ensnares boy MASONRY
Dance across a road, beginning to thump car HARDTOP
Dean's a bit squiffy -- should have this? ABSTAINED
Decomposed matter containing monarch's bone HUMERUS
Downfall of one lacking love, one in disarray NEMESIS
Female who got frozen outside a city in America MIAMI
Festival given name in Japan for instance? EASTERN
Four or five may suggest such a break is needed TEATIME
Good university to fall behind, becoming a nasty camp GULAG
I can still turn out to be a bright spark SCINTILLA
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Mama rants about fellow carrying weapon MANATARMS
Man with musket coming to old city, excellent warrior SAMURAI
Old music-maker is dissident Liberal turning Conservative REBEC
Peculiar stone on grassland STRANGE
Pence Nora shelled out for kitchen item CANOPENER
Plant is clean after treatment SANICLE
Prompt, having snatched a rest REMAINDER
Rod gets led astray by slanted presentation SPINDLE
Second journey made by Heather as a youngster STRIPLING
Smarten up if appearing in children's publication DANDIFY
Sort of builder hugging Dad, not a little fellow TIDDLER
The old woman shielding a fellow in battle MAGENTA
Venture can bring remuneration, right? WAGER
Worker depriving freedom fighter of power ARTISAN
Worry about small library's quality CALIBRE