The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23173 - December 30, 2005

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Announce tinker's to leave, one of twenty-six SLIGO
Bird heard in small shrub THYME
Chatter that may fill American car GAS
Cheap Prom tickets can't be had ARENA
Chocolate dessert, a pastry one inexplicably appearing TARTUFO
Clean up, having dog POM
Concerned with a Tolkien character ANENT
Doing plane stunts, a temperature drop - needing oxygen AEROBIC
Fail to return for feast EID
Ghost, say, appeared quietly to three people PIANOTRIO
Good book? An extraordinary amount unfinished TOBIT
Grow up, governor - manly quality needed for execution BEYOURAGE
Lady High Barnet POMPADOUR
Little bit of character I found in Russian peasant SERIF
Live by working, at twenty six ONAIR
Looting rare, travelling a pioneer route OREGONTRAIL
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Mother and son that are trapped by motorway jam MARMALADE
Not like a consort, to show passion about good books REGNANT
Old officer no way better - time in agony POSTCAPTAIN
One way to clue a shrew, and stuff ANAGRAM
Opportunities offered by rich ancestor CHANCES
Pike this defence force employed HOMEGUARD
Poor reception of short novel? BOO
Prepare to bat - no name for such torture STRAPPADO
Promise shortly to smother a son in sunblock PARASOL
Right to seize oriental sovereign by force RESULTANT
Said to fight mean? That's without a single benefit DUALPURPOSE
Sprints not opening sports contest ASHES
Thompson cut off his whiskers MUTTONCHOPS
Trouble of cadet in practice DEFACTO
Unvarnished sort of history NATURAL
Walking past British bird BRAMBLING