The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21831 - September 12, 2001

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Admit effect of addiction to soaps? COMECLEAN
Applause given to batting success - good balance, head right down HANDSTAND
Baby in Izmir one's anxious to change YOUNGTURK
Best friends perhaps went ahead in polar transport DOGSLED
Ceremony needs a severe hairstyle POMPADOUR
Character shown in extremities by Sophocles SIGMA
Connoisseurship is not entirely an admirable quality VIRTU
Delighted as wedding finally formally approved GRATIFIED
Desertion of sailor and soldier Cossacks captured ABANDONMENT
Exaggerate how much time one's been given STRETCH
Flora on this farm in cheerless condition COLDCOMFORT
Gas ring brought to district OZONE
Half-heartedly cut and ran LOPED
I'd lifted cap's peak to factor DIVISOR
Lend to dame, to keep - what a wonderful thing LOANDBEHOLD
Mark has to serve time DOT
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Midlands town said to have ropy bits OAKUM
Nonsensical result of bigamy? DOUBLEDUTCH
Not a religious poem LAY
One no longer young given notice last month ADULT
OneÕs joined woman's club as writer ISHERWOOD
Pet beat wings, cutting through doorway CATFLAP
Prison ships FLEET
Raced, say, to peak TOR
Result of eruption about to engulf tree CALDERA
Spots travelling salesmen finishing early MEASLES
Stomach mind-blowing experience with drug TRIPE
Strange old fellow raised to be king FOREIGN
Supply to French department is in balance EQUIPOISE
Telegraph staff needed to master the long and short of it MORSECODE
Very excited, seeing mother return MAD
Wrongly issue forged medal - one's accepted MISDEAL