The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22849 - December 16, 2004

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Absorb a lot of water? Alcohol, rather DRINKLIKEAFISH
Arabs, for instance, receive free rein in calm areas HORSELATITUDES
Bill and Teddy drew attention ADVERTED
Bullfighter craving diamonds and gold PICADOR
Busy studio is run in novel fashion INDUSTRIOUS
Curious new trap set up by poet TENNYSON
Dance movement involves method and craft JETPLANE
Deduce number in hell INFERNO
Do rules get broken in place of pilgrimage? LOURDES
Early on, lots of blue sky LOB
Fighter infiltrating before he was driven out of the country EMIGRE
Get worried, moving over British river crossing TOWERBRIDGE
He sells packs of basic cotton for spinning TOBACCONIST
Knock clear into the river DERIDE
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Left over, like twenty two? Yes and no! ODD
Lisper's erroneous description of Titanic - it's out of the question UNTHINKABLE
Mark's withdrawn from heated conflict WAR
Motivate determined greenies ENERGISE
Old flame can get taken to court and wiped out EXTINCT
Pressing chore IRONING
Pretend to understand MAKEOUT
Relations are cordial with communist KINDRED
Returning to kill rabbit GAB
Science, hard one, in uncomplicated narrative NATURALHISTORY
String along fruit tree CORDON
Team pay to receive one newspaper before noon FIFTEEN
Who got roast beef in the game? PIGINTHEMIDDLE
With bird about, remove car JALOPY