The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22174 - October 18, 2002

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Clues Answers
'Charge!' - first word Jack heard from giant? FEE
Agree painter has created fabulous creature CHIMERA
Almost losing knight near beginning EARLY
Anglican responsibility for subcommittee TASKFORCE
Appear to have cigarette ROLLUP
Aussie beer is insubstantial TINNY
Boy's pulse raised LAD
Can Beth assemble a vehicle? TINLIZZIE
Carriage finds one path negotiable PHAETON
Doctor with another side to him: a gardener JEKYLL
Electrically, attempt to get round resistance? SHORT
Exhausted, first back in compound NITRITE
Expressing annoyance, finding Sunday tedious SWEARING
Fantastic - out of debt! The sum's the same, however you look at it MAGICSQUARE
Fencing turning out to carry message SWORDPLAY
Footballer knowing his beer? FLYHALF
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Internal organs last to be damaged by bomb VITALS
Inviting son to home to relax TOOTHSOME
Losing head in fervour and passion IRE
Part of temple wall is to make solid sound FRIEZE
Part of whip, but no good THONG
Pick out sweets with hard centres, say CHOOSE
Scrooge's reaction to Christmas starts to become awful habit BAH
Service dress VESTMENT
Slight indisposition putting agent under - wind making things worse CHILLFACTOR
Snug the Lion goes here, suggests playwright DRYDEN
Tablet for dental hygiene problem PLAQUE
Takes advantage of area transport ABUSES
Touched a female - made much of grabbing cape AFFECTED
Tough taken to prison, we hear, for remorseless flogging HARDSELL
Very difficult positions for the hands EXTREMITIES
With nothing to do on a desolate trip ATALOOSEEND