The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21685 - March 26, 2001

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- just look at the state of the neighbourhood! LOCAL
Be quick with hot, spicy food, about to go to town HURRYUP
Crime article paper published THEFT
Current right-hand person? RHONE
Deceive Lorraine, perhaps DOUBLECROSS
Different dam, miles away OTHER
Dismissed for failing to meet delivery? CLEANBOWLED
Eating out, perhaps, I push curl out of the way SULPHURIC
Embraced by Darcy, Lizzie recalled clinging fabric LYCRA
Emerge having grasped everything to refute a philosopher ARISTOTLE
Get the post sorted APPOINT
Give a lift to one in the army HOIST
Gives up sweet stuff, given sudden impetus KICKSTART
Grew rich, originally hero in dire TV programme THRIVED
Head off yellow bird RAVEN
Heart possibly retains energy with old herbal preparation OREGANO
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Knock when the postman turns up TAP
Leather worn to tease KID
Meet up and gossip - YAP
Most awkward part of orchestration - one kept in time FIDDLIEST
Murderer interrupted by fit officer CAPTAIN
No longer taking part - may be in touch OUTOFPLAY
Occasional coverage The Sun has provided ECLIPSE
One used to cook breakfast, or woke lacking energy? FRYINGPAN
Opera producer disappearing outside, hiccuping uncontrollably PUCCINI
Race about nursing the man, being fantastic CHIMERA
Rod given signal to come on CUE
Sticking out in favour of underground rave PROTUBERANT
Taking the credit for track record LAPOFHONOUR
Timing right for cut, maybe, but never slice PASTTENSE
Type of mortgage one's landed with? ENDOWMENT
Window-cleaner seeing someone drying off? WIPER