The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,539 - Jun 6 2010

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A risk to run as accomplice ABETTOR
Apply stimulus to staff under pressure PROD
Army post I'm in is so extremely noisy FORTISSIMO
Attend summit initially to intimidate BROWBEAT
Cause of bad weather liable to affect round-the-world races GLOBALWARMING
Contagious infection reportedly travelled fast FLEW
Effort made by a part-timer, time after time ATTEMPT
Fault I had seen in current Senate chairman VICEPRESIDENT
Gunmen holding Arab in part of Eastern Europe ROMANIA
Guy provided one pilot has needed after crashing HOSPITAL
Guys on guard lately when chatting improperly about maiden NIGHTWATCHMEN
In time, scoundrel makes mistakes in work ERRATA
Jack's appearing in operatic part in place of Lawrence ARABIA
Just a little crash in race DASH
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Managed to secure great deal, being shrewd FARSIGHTED
Map's initial creator, originally MERCATOR
Measure of explosive power turning over no rock MEGATON
Minister's speech based on text message SERMON
New Jersey, say, as part of political federation CALF
Poor but no longer crooked, from what we hear STRAITENED
Predatory female in 50s is embracing one inside LIONESS
Sees man drunk in a group of Parisians ENMASSE
Shipyard worker dunking alien in Clyde, perhaps RIVETER
Troops moved, namely by railway SOLDIERY
We have to let you go, for example, in dangerous position FIRINGLINE
Wet, say, after working SWEATY
What's in Latin sign, if I can translate, is of no importance INSIGNIFICANT
What's West End excitement about? THEATRE