The Telegraph - Cryptic May 26 2006 crossword clues & answers

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The Telegraph - Cryptic May 26 2006

Clue	Answer
A ruddy good omen for a shepherd!	REDSKYATNIGHT
A sharp operator - eg Molly Malone?	WHEELERDEALER
Animal below mountain is a moggy without tail	ALPACA
Bird currently by lake behind pub	BARNOWL
Book girl's given to Bill with name inscribed	ALMANAC
Embrocation one put on soldiers wrapped in cloth	LINIMENT
Female competition changed once by statute	BEAUTYCONTEST
Find fault with a head, devil coming to the fore	IMPEACH
Gracious, a week before start of spring you'll see these birds!	GOSHAWKS
Hold back others going on the water	RESTRAIN
Hold-ups of at least 48 hours getting the Spanish trapped	DELAYS
How sailor goes out to get regional prizes	SEAWARDS
In quest for perfection, I am embracing various ladies	IDEALISM
Jumbly composition - it's cheap somehow	PASTICHE
Lawyer will offer no treaty that's badly drafted	ATTORNEY
Like track, one coming out from a n object in space	ASTRAL
Minister finishing early having cut a verse	CLERIHEW
Motorway madness? It's an illusion	MIRAGE
Move to action in place mentioned	INCITE
Observing zilch - not hard	NOTING
Old coin showing country, right?	STATER
One duke accompanying a princess in the theatre	IDA
President greeting character from abroad	PHI
Signal given by servant going round residence	PRESAGE
Sound person releasing article	HIM
Walnut bed a tad unusual? Feature of an old house	WATTLEANDDAUB
Whitener gets black to percolate out	BLEACH
You there, learner driver - check this in your car!	OIL

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