The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21901 - December 3, 2001

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Clues Answers
Almost too well-lit? That's inappropriate for this bird LITTLEOWL
Appearing distant in the past, runs in, causing mix-up FARRAGO
Approach status of tennis star, then deteriorate GOTOSEED
At university, what Jack did appears inspired UPLIFTED
Character beginning to read Psalm 119 ALEPH
Characteristic attitudes, the ones European promoted ETHOS
Columns needing punctuation and English edited COLONNADE
Fringe benefit perhaps available in some industries? BYPRODUCT
Habitually stress the idea I can't clue, perhaps? INCULCATE
Illegal pawn move made, so having to start again BACKTOSQUAREONE
Indelible impression made by military parade TATTOO
Jazz award black picked up, on piano BEBOP
Loose ends, some involving Iowa's capital? Yes DESMOINES
Man in party circumventing rules set up OSWALD
Maybe do allow a brief message NOTELET
Clues Answers
Meaning to mature, then going off course DRIFTAGE
Note in dialogue of Eastenders meaning to inspire? BREVE
Old man, true to form, keeping right up-to-date? Certainly ULTRAMODERN
Pair of dungarees, unpleasantly odoriferous at first DUO
Playwright increasingly including deception MOLIERE
Prepared to make a proposal concerning union procedure KNELT
Reason for ignoring taxman, after which one's committed? POINTOFNORETURN
Signal and hint left ignored CUE
Sleeping quarters given to a woman BERTHA
So it was ages before anyone wrote PREHISTORIC
Someone shirking in 27, or loyal chap? GOLDBRICK
Source of squeaks - a rodent originally caught by cat LARYNX
Tragically, killer hiding in forest escaped ORESTES
Type of wine, one missed by GP? Nothing can replace it MEDOC
Woman wearing these looks good to boss! TROUSERS