Daily Telegraph Toughie Wednesday November 28th 2012

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Finished but can't parse the following: 9ac Families caught out taking in everything in dialect (7) L?L?A?S LALLANS 11ac Journal and book in a country once showing exotic dish (9)J?M?A?A?A JAMBALAYA 23ac Drink present around half of grub prominently positioned (2,3,4) T? T?E ?O?E TO THE FORE 8dn Perhaps, loose Arab strip found round back of medina (7) R?N?W?Y RUNAWAY 19dn Head almost around pitch in foreign province (7) O?T?R?O ONTARIO

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9a) families caught out = (c)LANS, everything = ALL -> L all ANS

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11a) journal = J, book = B, a country once = A MALAYA -> J A MbALAY

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23a) drink = TOT, present = HER, half of grub = FO(od) -> TOT HEfoRE

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8d) strip = RUNWAY, back of medinA = A -> RUNaRAY

arab refers to a horse

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19d head almost = ONIO(n), pitch = TAR -> ONtarIO

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9a (c)l all ans
11a j a m b alaya
23a tot he fo(od) re
8d run a way - Arab refers to loose horse
19d onio tar o(n)

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(sorry about the typo in the answer for 8d)

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Thank you