The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 22414 - July 26, 2003

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Capital gain OK'd abroad on a regular basis ANKARA
Chelsea, for example, clawed back a point NUB
Could their mates be without them? MEN
County gent? Yes and no ESSEXMAN
Crises in road news spelled out? TURNINGPOINTS
E.g. Manchester City play them when down? THEBLUES
Element of glass bottle finally changed CARBON
Figure with stick that's knocked down in alley? NINEPIN
Getting cross, rub away at one arm's awful skin complaint XERODERMIA
I have found you a turn with Tchaikovsky's leading quartet GOTCHA
In revolutionary art I copy unknown shapes TRAPEZIA
It enables a quick close-up ZIPFASTENER
Lie about our unlimited balance RESIDUE
Man and Shakespearean corporal's similar-sounding name HOMONYM
Manual worker picks up Bible, the embodiment of wisdom MINERVA
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Might it sing in a high octave? AVOCET
Nasty chemical a chap applied to fruit AGENTORANGE
One's assembled on middle of parking lot KISMIT
Ornate box in Moulin Rouge INRO
Pasties pre-cooked for first course APPETISERS
Period of press decline IRONAGE
Pity, almost, place to swim not left cleaner SHAMPOO
Reportedly token instrument CYMBAL
Spice girl cuddling new male in study CINNAMON
Stone a disreputable woman JADE
Top pet, reportedly PEAK
Trot with beetle round plant down under BOTTLETREE
Unusual advantage runs out AVANTGARDE
Vocal lesson must not begin ORAL
Where one casts horrified look when in the red? That's hyperbole OVERSTATEMENT