The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22195 - November 12, 2002

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Aquatic bird tried to eat another BITTERN
Autocrat needing to clean up? DESPOT
Before buying a garment, you should see how far you can go TRYITON
Bill covering new door POSTERN
Copper wary and undemanding CUSHY
Doing time, right, for this kind of trading INSIDER
Drink about a litre, getting back the advantage PLUS
Droll zebu's capering - it makes the earth move BULLDOZER
First and most like a noble, could one say? EARLIEST
Ganger nips out for a quick bite GINGERSNAP
Glare coming from this palm tree's dissipated - about time! STREETLAMP
Good hand for Hull, say, after trouncing ROYALFLUSH
Grampus has to trudge slowly up to height above home DOLPHIN
He goes to law, taking a girl to it vexatiously LITIGATOR
Minute spent in your house TINY
Note: weed row from the wrong end, and repeat REITERATE
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Oddly, how cycle shows emotional fervour HWYL
Put out, seeing illiterate signature included in record on railway EXPEL
Rather well put by an outstanding person SOONER
Remains of tree ASH
Secular song LAY
Showing appreciation for supply of fuel? GRATEFUL
Special food available in Parliament DIET
Spencer has a queen but no aces BODICE
Stop holding sack LETGO
Subsidise something achieved by Basil, for instance, and Edward FEATHERBED
Term describing Italian merriment HILARITY
The acme of Japanese Buddhism, with no leader ZENITH
Thin check glove GAUNTLET
Warning about Conservative influence FORCE
Will try getting the last word on time TESTAMENT