The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22409 - July 21, 2003

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Balancing principle with flexibility and order SUPPLYANDDEMAND
Bizarre love of water pumps, for example FOOTWEAR
Branch, perhaps, where one may settle one's bill ROOST
Card game in which Mexican man loses head OMBRE
Curve of tree, with top lopped ARCH
Doctor is over the limit on river boat DREDGER
Early birds turn up to run plant LARKSPUR
Good repute of type of committee STANDING
Groom about to enter enclosure PREEN
Light railway follows route north AIRY
Marmoset left floundering in whirlpool MAELSTROM
Not taking drink out - can's inside ABSTINENT
Nothing in departure lounge initially one picked out for praise EXTOL
Philanthropist chap lives in shack HUMANIST
Playing claviers is intuitive VISCERAL
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Produce figures, with some relief EMBOSS
Reason for gripping performance FACTOR
Restaurateur, for starters, shares out slices of meat RASHERS
Sensitive tribal characters, strangely consumed by anger IRRITABLE
Shocking deception almost secures gold carpet TRAUMATIC
Small, mischievous piece of self-indulgence ELFIN
Spinner's googly, missing middle, got up around collar GYROSCOPE
Star is at fault with let in final service, maybe LASTRITES
Starts dropping acid into enemy trench FOSSE
Troublesome sign as extremely squiffy politician takes to motorway SYMPTOM
United finally fear, for example, being relegated DEMOTION
Very mature innings gives heart to young openers MIGHTY
Way of holding driver's aid railwaymen once accepted TENURE
When broader nib is used on graph paper, things get less clear THEPLOTTHICKENS
Young animal left on mountain beginning to slink away LEVERET