The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22293 - March 7, 2003

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A brief shower, that's what we're lacking SHORTFALL
Bid to get cheap-sounding instrument DOUBLEBASS
Busy about article and good book ONTHEJOB
Causing alarm to head of committee in traditionally peaceful seat ROCKINGCHAIR
Cut up over court's demand EXACT
Don't change anything about old way of recording piece by Beethoven SEPTET
Emotional speech on symbol of nationhood is notorious FLAGRANT
Formidable woman's departure requires new head OGRESS
Has failed to disable old military item SHAKO
In shop's promotion, representative piece to try SAMPLE
Instinctively dislike cooking a giant steak TAKEAGAINST
Issue instructions about way to take animals RUSTLE
Like the tills in the customs shed to be working properly? DUTIFUL
Local prince let drop cry of surprise, given authority in India RAJ
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Money earned by cabbie - that'll turn a few heads SCREWDRIVER
No plucky sailor gets disease from mosquito YELLOWJACK
Phrase used by foreman when a sentence would be wrong NOTGUILTY
Primitive period's general character comprehended by ancient STONEAGE
Quickly turn left round area, like a column in body SPINAL
Quiet tear, burying minute little fellow SHRIMP
Royal husband giving good news of newly-delivered wife? BOTHWELL
Say imperial units are a remarkable achievement FEAT
To be very old is a source of distress SORE
Tone Phil extracted from orchestra HARMONIC
Very old unit alive and kicking ANTEDILUVIAN
Vessel in which lab mice are sacrificed ALEMBIC
Weapon from which religious believers receive a light blow CATAPULT
Writer's given up - where his work goes? BIN