The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21759 - June 20, 2001

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Clues Answers
Closely watching voters' ban on turning out OBSERVANT
Decree time with punishment is over ENACT
Diameter in bells producing sustained note PEDAL
Direct leading seaman? FIRSTHAND
English make jokes supply EQUIP
Facial defect getting you down? Cheer up HARELIP
Food only apparent when third helping becomes cold? VICTUAL
Front for forwards or backing for back FRO
I am in favour of devout practice without first hint of religious incorrectness IMPROPRIETY
I shall enact killing after hour for watershed? HILLTOP
Joint title given name under French law SIRLOIN
Kind like Tom or Remus, perhaps AVUNCULAR
Land off the starboard bow? DISEMBARK
Lose control when driving in area, as being perplexed initially by road AQUAPLANE
Note former record time under a skilled performer ADEPT
Nothing for a Frenchman to seize power and come near to falling RIPEN
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Old plum tree cut up for fuel PETROLEUM
Persistent talk of a Tibetan creature YAK
Person met in travelling all over the place OMNIPRESENT
Players forgoing the last drink TEA
Prime Minister usually featured at the top of the charts? NORTH
Queen returned to race broadcast again RERUN
Random variation with temperature may be biting MORDANT
Shut up, as poet might have said? IMPOUND
Son gets to be lazy creep SIDLE
Spoil girl? Not unknown MAR
Start to read thriller author, one who's very verbose? RAMBLER
Suspect modernisation is lacking - what's under the line? DENOMINATOR
The past year? TWELVEMONTH
Told family RELATED
What goes over the top at various stages? MELODRAMA
What I might give for your final answer ULTIMATUM