The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23291 - May 17, 2006

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Agent gets increased money for further performance REPRISE
Behaving abnormally, pet needs a medicine CATATONIC
Blow that ultimately brings deformity THUMP
Climber not quite getting to top of mountain PEA
Continued working out of the public eye? UNNOTICED
Deal with pudding? Losing weight, take nothing SEETO
Device for practical joke? Blunder getting person upset BOOBYTRAP
English soldiers entertaining thin girl ELEANOR
Extremist is some upstart lunatic in revolution ULTRA
Fellow who may be put on DON
Food ready to eat after a short time TRIPE
For example, a note giving authority SAYSO
Gloss needed to make Bury more attractive, not half! INTERPRET
Henry leaving part of city to fetch the girl for a party GETTOGETHER
Immediately in an awkward predicament ONTHESPOT
It's in her blood - in her cells too, perhaps CHOLESTEROL
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Local form of headgear still putting maiden off TOPICAL
Make provision for box that's moved right to one end CATER
Mineral woman keeps at home OLIVINE
Monkey to hit something in the vegetable patch? RAPSCALLION
Plants seen in front of Coliseum before start of play CACTI
Presumably in favour of authentic choral singing ANTIPHONY
Provide a climax almost excellent CAPITAL
See singer loosen up bra naughtily! PAULROBESON
Serious English composer, outwardly established EARNEST
Seriousness with which wine is poured into sauce GRAVITY
Soldiers meeting something shocking? It's happening repeatedly RECURRENT
Spin endlessly around in a groove RUT
The woman's no backward 'bird' HERON
Told to select illustration PIC
Top person in attendance without identification PRESIDENT
When row follows end of honeymoon it's not so nice NASTIER