The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,534 - May 2 2010

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A gang running to desert ABANDON
Abridged book is read after editing? Penguin, for example SEABIRD
Act on desire to be top person in field DOYEN
Become furious in office of bishop and cardinal, say SEERED
Burdens added to bishop, hence lots of extra pay BONUSES
Clergyman hasn't finished page � that's right RECTO
Contributing to epic as someone who produced most expensive pictures? PICASSO
Deeply understand female, in short FATHOM
Drunken painter, say, in highly dangerous position TIGHTROPE
E.g. Christian seen in strange retinue after mass MUTINEER
Education reforms offered lots to people AUCTIONED
Excel militarily? Not in offensive OUTRANK
Firm including a worker in commercial transaction, initially ADAMANT
Goes round without penny, being this? STRAPPED
How belligerent American operates gadget GISMO
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Making certain changes, with nothing added CREATION
Manoeuvred to get position Scot contemplated JOCKEYED
Manufacturing arrangement for channel, one connected to Internet PRODUCTIONLINE
Note no longer as expression of love SMACKER
Save most of cake in small room RECLAIM
Short new style altered in decorous fashion MODESTLY
Something between rounds eaten in golf club SANDWICH
Sorting out bothers � role for such a person TROUBLESHOOTER
Stuff carried on board badly cracked before journey DECKCARGO
Suitable garment for kitchen sink stage part APRON
Time in lesson certain to expire MORTAL
Unsatisfactory type of pale colour LEMON
Unusually choice opener for sport ICEHOCKEY
Weapon hoisted on end of gantry liable to drop off DROWSY
What's said to get attention about a volume that's serious HEAVY