The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22150 - September 20, 2002

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Approving gesture as bus is worked during strike THUMBSUP
Army doctor joins our circle for 13 TAMBOUR
Careless hit-and-run SLAPDASH
Clever-sounding murder victim ABEL
Depressing theory held by backward youth DISMAL
Eat free meal TEA
Fast car - or boat - the symbol of happiness BLUEBIRD
Father overcome by well-known writer's block NOTEPAD
French resort housing English relation NIECE
Gumbo made from parts of 9? LADIESFINGERS
Harking back to the past, getting a sort of rocket RETRO
I help Frost work out guilty party SHOPLIFTER
Italian in grip of unknown disease gives order for service LITURGY
Lace drink, short of a head, with alcohol ENTWINE
Man and woman, when husband's away, flirt PHILANDER
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Military equipment manufactured in real time MATERIEL
Misguided niggle over hospital department lacking care NEGLIGENT
Must the French do embroidery? NEEDLEWORK
Offering affection in close association HANDINGLOVE
Pig that loses its head - does it matter? SOWHAT
Poor sap falls by the way APROPOS
Rehabilitation of Frenchman who's broken law RENEWAL
Salvia or Solon, for instance SAGE
Shocked, windbag has to shut up AGHAST
Sombre at first, if not gloomy SUNLESS
Somnolent agent employed to protect general SLEEPY
Take food and drink SUP
Ton? Hang about - they say it's only 5 per cent of that HUNDREDWEIGHT
Trying to conceal currency in volume TROUBLESOME
Walk along steadily and weed field PADDOCK