The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 21953 - February 2, 2002

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A beautiful creature well up in alcohol APERITIF
A number refuse to accept Conservative faction TENDANCY
Award given to one beset by depression and submissive OBEDIENT
Bird - it's essential to get it motivated, once it's recoiled TOMTIT
Centaurs originally from Northern Italy ETRUSCAN
Craven writer and composer COWARD
Cried, and arranged for disposal RIDDANCE
Determined to accelerate PUTONESFOOTDOWN
Drama about murder victim begins long run MARATHON
Emperor buries it cunningly TIBERIUS
Feeble sounds greeting entertainment on pier, perhaps PEEPSHOW
Fled, circling back by lake that's contaminated FLYBLOWN
Large fish doctor's caught, that's plain TUNDRA
Left house in car that's luxurious and most dazzling GLARIEST
Loathing - an element inspired by witch HATING
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Man digging out aluminium ore, possibly MINERAL
Me, I can be seen in upright monument MEMORIAL
Means at some point to stifle cry OPULENCE
Measure round book QUARTO
Money put at risk has poet losing head ANTE
Not defeated by one bishop having been taken UNBEATEN
One soup he cooked, catering for all OPENHOUSE
Rat, for instance, taking refuge among rubbish RODENT
Running - it can be fatal for hares COURSING
Scratch, using pick WITHDRAW
Spin out point, introducing lob endlessly PROLONG
Trouble put down arbitrarily to the war HOTWATER
Use this to clean claws and fix tail NAILBRUSH
Women's work unit about to be developed GREW