The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22459 - September 17, 2003

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After the start, girl supports lad in hearing, showing resilience BUOYANCY
American band a certain number found irritating TIRESOME
Dine out, entertaining wise men, it's supposed IMAGINED
Expect your setter to be so smartly dressed LIKEADOGSDINNER
Fearless traveller carrying books, one I'd seen about INTREPID
Flirted endlessly going over island EYOT
For example, Zeus's bizarre main ploy OLYMPIAN
Force surrendering hill at end of battle EDGE
Head of English upset over one's dotty marking ELLIPSIS
Instrumentalist's record includes variation on tune LUTENIST
It will support the architrave, you can count on it ABACUS
Knottiness impairing DIY? Not so NODOSITY
Male warmonger carrying a fighting axe TOMAHAWK
Mournful English member, one with a cold ELEGIAC
Music-maker takes wine outside home CLARINET
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Native beginning to chase antelope that's right outside ICELANDER
Obsession about larva over in Winnipeg area MANITOBA
One plundered property in Strathmore I've recovered REIVER
Opt for having wealthy husband taken away and charged ELECTRIC
Person running errands for a ruthless tycoon? GOGETTER
Rings for reinforcement, mentioning detached territories EYELETS
Salt, possibly, starts to improvise notes in shanty SEASONING
Serialised blockbuster about singular old woman EPISODIC
Sort of sugar kept back in container CANISTER
Speculator recovering from illness BETTER
Sundry ducklike birds DIVERS
Type of porcelain manufactured in layers? EGGSHELL
Watering-place soldiers used, inter alios RESORT
Wave when brother finally reaches end of valley COMBER