The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,528 - Mar 21 2010

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Abraham Lincoln, primarily as one killed early ABEL
Arab's greeting unfortunately upset American SALAAM
Attempt to avoid reality, caught in dreadful impasse ESCAPISM
Banquet taken by knight, say, one bite at a time PIECEMEAL
Bound to believe pronouncement TRUSSED
Crossing river with adverse effect for fish TROLL
Currency in Europe set aside PESETA
Dish son removed from middle of dangerous location HOTPOT
Egghead's excited, standing on summit HIGHBROW
European city corruption a politician has concealed NAPOLI
Financial checks of assets men assembled over time MEANSTESTS
Flowers linked with a lot of shops by girl DAISYCHAIN
Increase in speed as favourite's back in the lead STEPUP
Is lying, for crowned head, so difficult? UNEASY
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It allows us to make capital transfers between banks LONDONBRIDGE
Keen to get insight, finally found in prophetic Eastern work ITCHING
London team at first briefly hit WHAM
One doesn't believe in coasting haphazardly AGNOSTIC
Run or short walk with dog TURNTAIL
Runs into a charlatan in religious community ASHRAM
Seat, initially not British -- an Asian type OTTOMAN
Seeing what's coming, actor vainly switching parts CLAIRVOYANT
Shift to lower gear? Hence reprimand DRESSDOWN
State paper's opinion � one high point in English dailies, possibly EDITORIALISE
Turns a blind eye to infernal regions IGNORES
What inevitably happens, over time, to chaps in household MENAGE
What, when you analyse it, is central to bathhouse? WATER