The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21844 - September 27, 2001

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Almost add up to 5, perhaps? COMET
American explorer carries copper and nickel in monetary form PECUNIARY
Bright - not quite all there - how this could be interpreted as 'intellectual' HIGHBROW
Business facing deficit - American giant COLOSSUS
Climb a trail ASCENT
Club used in card game BLACKJACK
College attended by good girl having several mates POLYGAMY
Cook, one dieting, manages to lose a pound SIMMER
Cut up over marks in test EXAM
Encounter direct type of clue RUNACROSS
End up with a cry of pain - an animal cry MIAOW
Filthy - is put to rights furtively SHIFTILY
Fish certainly found around island ANGLESEY
Gathering supporting honour for dominating woman QUEENBEE
Gold-digger making RAF men more queasy FOSSICKER
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I am over the hill - in this situation, nothing can be done IMPASSE
Insect that can be heard in eerie Sussex town CREEPYCRAWLY
It raised low level of acidity OOMPH
Jailer ready to start working immediately TURNKEY
Minister making six hundred a year, ultimately VICAR
Part of church not left to luck CHANCE
Place, climbing in which there's very little room to manoeuvre LEEWAY
Record books always around ENTER
State invested in flimsy kind of window SKYLIGHT
To evaluate a paper is tricky APPRAISE
Trim the tree SPRUCE
Unknowns welcoming an old assistant clown ZANY
Use me to back manoeuvre EMPLOY
Vintner bodes ill for one preferring wallop to wine? INVERTEDSNOB
Wood in ample supply MAPLE