The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21704 - April 17, 2001

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Actress seen to rip paper up GARDNER
Agreeable medicine CORDIAL
Battle in which men from the ranks can gain promotion CHESS
Be the third party and act the fool perhaps PLAYGOOSEBERRY
Billie's given a break HOLIDAY
Bird seen round small quarry OSPREY
Chancellor once declaiming a party line, loudly ADOLF
Comfortable times for teachers in never-never land EASYTERMS
Contact by radio beams, say RAISE
Gem that is a horse, perhaps SCARAB
Got into debt, at first, following 'expert' about tax ACCESSED
Great guide, but one lacking resistance when very chilly SUPERCONDUCTOR
Group of acquaintances shelter by the lake COTERIE
It keeps reports together in part of the press box PAPERCLIP
It may be smoked to preserve coal CORNCOB
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Leaves, maybe having grizzled about Frenchman's rise GREENERY
Mollusc, or merely part of it? ORMER
Mood as pronounced in Middle English MORALE
Ordering a trip to border river RIOGRANDE
Representation of a shipper in stone SAPPHIRE
So-called humble domain DEMESNE
Social gathering at which one is required to call BARNDANCE
Sort of tide came first round pierhead and ruffled the surface RIPPLED
Speculator's ability to recognize a hit BULLSEYE
Teacher of law making points about translation SCRIBE
Term of affection for such a daddy SUGAR
The counter for travel information ODOMETER
The first man to wield a pen in Egypt's lake district ASWANDAM
The thinking man's sculptor RODIN
Unwillingness to jump at an option REFUSAL