The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22804 - October 25, 2004

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Clues Answers
A monster, even though he's a colleague of five BEHEMOTH
Backing given to blood relative for a second time BIS
Clan's aim? It worked like a charm TALISMANIC
Cutter has power to move quickly round lakes PLOUGHSHARE
Dagger rarely found on cricket pitch CREASE
Doomed American state played a leading role ILLSTARRED
Drink, it's said, produces trouble AIL
Implausible relations of senior union members? OLDWIVESTALES
Knife used before singer consumes extremely smooth fish? MACKERELSHARK
Lie about origin of recurrent animosity FRICTION
Marvellous husband leaves sumptuous material FABRIC
Member of popular team getting runs INSIDER
Muslim ruler's poem once rejected EMIR
Obscure knight accepted in fashionable area right away INDISTINCT
Part of musical comparatively lacking in feeling NUMBER
Clues Answers
Perhaps crab tin contains sign of decay: something one can't return CRUSTACEAN
Pupils' examiner has place in old sect OCULIST
Refuse to keep key in estate accommodation GARBAGE
Regular group of students on degree course? UNIFORM
Ruffian in film deceived about drug SKINHEAD
Serious attention given to machine-gun emplacement EARNEST
She was spotted sleepwalking LADYMACBETH
Standard quarters adjoining house ENSIGN
The first person who transformed the Palladian style? ADAM
The last word in fairy stories? Quite the opposite ONCE
Turn up with soldiers to get monster OGRE
Unsophisticated old Foreign Secretary's play on words HOMESPUN
Welshman holds theologian to be mixed-up ADDLED
With revolutionary supporters, duke goes up to cajole WHEEDLE
Without hesitation, Australian friend catches partners in trap COBWEB