The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22971 - May 9, 2005

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A fabulous beauty swallows it following an appetizer APERITIF
Adapt fog disperser brought back in yacht MODIFY
Army's obsessive enthusiasm for Pacific island TASMANIA
Burning obsession with extremely pretty country PYROMANIA
Capital invested in brothels in Kingston HELSINKI
Cooked tortilla on the shore LITTORAL
Crudely paint bunk gold and black BEDAUB
Dance gear one of Lorna's family shortened RIGADOON
Dutiful, providing sleeping-place for king in East OBEDIENT
Fragrant festoon finally thrown out by a dreamer AROMATIC
He abandons the topic for a series of lies TISSUE
It may prevent someone seeing a waterfall CATARACT
King Harry is leading fiddler POTTERER
Lingerer's unsteady progress across river and, later, lake STRAGGLER
Liquor container clubs seek CASK
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Manipulate hot material very well RIGHTO
Notices a bad sportsman CANOEIST
One getting engaged starts to suffer parent's reprimand SPROCKET
Paid to endorse useful response to inquiry FEEDBACK
Reckless general's assistant involved in plan MADCAP
Reputation of retreating enemy FOEMAN
Retiring party saw royal residence BALMORAL
Road workers dressed in right clothing RAIMENT
Senior officer's broadcast on leading Roman poet, say AIRCHIEFMARSHAL
Show disapproval when member of orchestra swigs drink with husband HARRUMPH
Singer stabbed by gangster in New York port BUFFALO
Stick around to put on good protective coat CLADDING
Union leader left with counterfeit notes? It's scandalous! SHAMEFUL
Way to secure business levy, once SCOT