The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22069 - June 18, 2002

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Clues Answers
Abandon holding second course DESSERT
Chanticleer's occupation seen to be bizarre, at one time ANTIC
Competitor in action, perhaps having to lean over TRIALLIST
Concealed move to mate ELOPEMENT
Continuously putting new tops on crackers NONSTOP
Criticise vehicle parking CARP
Dignified son keeps quiet SEDATES
First of guards taking cover, after prisoner's grabbed explosive GUNPOWDER
In the capital, it's not hard to find a food shop DELI
It makes a picture pleasing, like something handed down GENIC
Its practitioner should know the drill, and when to stop DENTISTRY
Justify fighting talk, wildly WARRANT
Mum, is this clue unsound? NOISELESS
On the surface, it appears to hold water TENSION
Pin down when there was a strike SKITTLE
Clues Answers
Plants have a role in the Channel Isles CACTI
Promises to provide pickles PLIGHTS
Purges, for example, in natural science PHYSICS
Put down as reserved SUBDUED
Racetrack roller needed a power cut-off CIRCUITBREAKER
Swelling returns? Prove the claim wrong REBUT
Tender name could be an example of this ENDEARMENT
The fish is marvellous BRILL
The start of lazy summers - they help people to get up LADDERS
Trading of votes in US making exponent extremely rich LOGROLLING
Trained carthorse has stable - it's at front of house ORCHESTRASTALL
Unable to stand being high LEGLESS
Use this to carve most of the joint, if tucking in KNIFE
Wiped the floor with cloth WORSTED
Woman in the case of the soldier, perhaps HOUSEWIFE