The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22068 - June 17, 2002

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An Asian's bond, say THAI
Army team's move before takeoff TAXI
Article by South American woman SUSAN
Bawl out speed of progress RATE
Card-player's call gets opponents into difficulties MISERE
Commander's gripe about interminably courteous man of the world COSMOPOLITAN
Dairy cow, or horse, with sound bearing AYRSHIRE
Eccentric artist rejected as ruler's consort TSARITSA
Economise on part of army defensive system RETRENCH
Empyrean-sounding Scottish island? SKYE
Fighter rejected gibe - it's cheap! GIMCRACK
Flashy old film director taking gun finally to America OSTENTATIOUS
Flexible nature of woman with skill in gym, once ADAPTABILITY
Flowers boys also arranged in decoration MAYBLOSSOM
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Fur cape a modern composer's spoken of TIPPET
Hospital department in blockbuster about hub of quake EPICENTRE
In the theatre she may excel on points BALLERINA
It's the depths when a director conceals it! NADIR
Like da Gama's description of a man-of-war? PORTUGUESE
Morose about breaking into Welshman's assets RESOURCES
One loves a go-getter without reservation at first ADORER
Part of Asia one's abandoned for another INDIA
Regular date's warning to keep calm STEADY
She may cut a fine figure as a model SCULPTRESS
Suitable work a French female found around harbour OPPORTUNE
Support wildlife, etc - it's become instinctive SECONDNATURE
Tax once imposed on a racing centre ASCOT
The girl about to interrupt this opera by Weill THREEPENNY