The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22783 - September 30, 2004

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... in another case, they get marks for second half of it THEM
A drink upset, knocked over like this - it's Fate! ATROPOS
Author of attack on mail - post has gone astray LAMPOONIST
Brace and bit used by competent woman TWO
Casual blow THROWAWAY
Check king with a knight that may have done a lot of attacking VETERAN
Complaint from blue-stocking? MALADY
Comprehensive cooking ruins veal UNIVERSAL
Dog that's trailing explorer SCOTTIE
Element discovered by an Athenian: yttrium ANTIMONY
Father's given wife a hand PAW
Flight attendants have adopted singular means of propulsion AIRSCREW
Frisk prisoner finally that's into type of acid FROLIC
Gold fruit, new variety of android AUTOMATON
Haven't seen change occurring at a very favourable time HEAVENSENT
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Having suppressed resistance, disappeared - that's glossed over VARNISHED
Historic vessel takes weeks to sink after outbreak of fire MAYFLOWER
Lasso attached to front of Chattanooga choo-choo? COWCATCHER
Loan shark certain to be found in ancient city USURER
Magazine's written for Yankees NEWYORKERS
Other people have accepted an alternative hypothesis ... THEORY
Pain each club inflicted on man EARACHE
Raised wrongly? Yes, probably IDARESAY
Retreat, getting some foreign currency back LAIR
Salvage works miracle RECLAIM
Shamingly identify initiator of crude expletive to get some publicity NAMECHECK
Southern scoundrel, very heartless and despicable SCURVY
To make the effort takes time and money TROUBLE
Whale's body cut up and fed to dog (The Miller) MOBYDICK
You'd make a killing if you backed this horse REDRUM