The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22763 - September 7, 2004

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Black medick, a thing unequalled in olden days NONESUCH
Bribe offered by some other parties' leaders SOP
Came first to lock house up? Certainly not! NOHOW
Comb that's brown (chestnut) SEARCH
Cutter in covered dock taking on three metals PENKNIFE
Dwelling overheated - resort to thin wrap inside HOUSEBOAT
Fish with frill round neck RUFF
For fun, playing tie-breaker RUNOFF
From shore, rook enters group of trees STRAND
Gertrude, gardener and doctor JEKYLL
Gin drunk at first, and another spirit - nine could come from this SNAREDRUM
Hit and wound horribly, leading to murder investigation WHODUNIT
Hope, perhaps, to get together business centre COMEDIAN
Jack may be seen here - man sustaining plant FLAGSTAFF
Just this Latin, and others on the outside ETHICAL
Long period before noon YEARN
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Motor sport involving lorry class RALLYCROSS
Near the end CLOSE
Period of play is finished OVER
Poor design MEAN
Procurator has dropped one horseshoe PLATE
Receive two presents, but make no progress GETNOWHERE
River overrunning low-lying land initially checked by barricade DEFENCE
Shortly to receive medal, etc ANDSOON
Some children's parents fight SPAR
There's lots of water here, in case a spa needs a change CASPIANSEA
Up and down, all over the place HIGHANDLOW
Using wind power in laundries? That's unusual UNDERSAIL
Waste a prize ATROPHY
Woody core of the French/Japanese soup DURAMEN
Yank has to draw up TUG