The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23160 - December 15, 2005

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A fungus climbs new tree PECAN
A lot of cash about right for settlement AWARD
A reservist group restricted by inflammatory matter, withdrawal of rights ATTAINDER
An African nation had succeeded in eliminating resistance, which is a relief ANALGESIA
Area where race gathering community heading for trouble HECTARE
Bloke beheaded in film causing alarm PANIC
Body temperature thereabouts TORSO
Casanova of Wapping is a catch! PRESSSTUD
Charge account finding you and me in a state ACCUSAL
Church, unlike cardinal, first to accept me NOTREDAME
Doctor about to inject more unfamiliar drug OPIUM
Explain how to vote PUTACROSS
For pain, try something shaved HEARTACHE
I treat with unction, working round ruder extremities, which should stop scratching COUNTERIRRITANT
Life before Eva, single, though topping PEPPERONI
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Load motor with energy CARGO
Material beginning to tear, edges cut off sack TULLE
Mean to be happy TIGHT
Message, answer written in green, sent up EMAIL
Military vessel hard on trail capsizing in the end TROOPSHIP
Old vehicle catching horse in accident, almost CHARABANC
Plant gaining merit, cultivated in Chinese area perhaps ARTEMISIA
Point taken by the alien or the astronaut NORTHEAST
Provide shelter for characters from either direction PUTUP
Psych out to make athlete lose lead - victorious day follows UNNERVE
Punishing, returning by sixteenth route? PENAL
Splashdown is barely noticeable (1,4,2,3,5) ADROPINTHEOCEAN
Those fluctuating in time - beware of them TIDES
Turner producing old rubbish, nothing bishop should collect ROTATOR
University far out involved in different prayer OURFATHER