The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23353 - July 28, 2006

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Completely stun prisoner taking oath CONCUSS
Could it help Jack get moderate grade in oral? SEAMARK
Covers up cooking utensil and dishes NAPPIES
Disturb game bird, blowing its head off ROUSE
Downfall of one country following sport RUINATION
Food in parts of Asia? FARE
Good party organiser offers spirit GHOST
Horse in great pain ACHE
In a word substitute spy chief has returned my message METONYM
In town, man meets lad shiftily concealing drug HEMELHEMPSTEAD
Like a cad wearing smart clothes SWINISH
Mean-spirited type revealed companion's web address CHURL
Note US state's supplying fuel NATURALGAS
Old ruler useless, quite a burden if so ONEROUS
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Sentimental woman invited into garden left home MAUDLIN
Sharp-tasting fruit in this dish TART
Show strong feelings, rejecting English literary work EMOTE
Stand and deliver? Not if I'm around BIRTHINGCHAIR
Struggle to grasp alien reputations in oriental language VIETNAMESE
Support piece of research, one concerned with a form of screening BACKPROJECTION
The briefest of sleeps at noon or six HALFADOZEN
The drink's safe? Wrong, if it's this SHARKINFESTED
This should make you laugh, end of story PUNCHLINE
Train journalists no longer EXPRESS
What did you say about increased prices current in the Middle East? EUPHRATES
When drunk, a croupier's having difficulty remaining upright PRECARIOUS
Where varnish is put without delay ONTHENAIL
Woman taken in by love rat VERA