The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23355 - July 31, 2006

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Attempted piece of writing, limited edition ESSAYED
Awards zero marks as result of cuts OSCARS
Become running mates ELOPE
Depleted football team's fit, okay as regards defence TENABLE
Diarist regularly writing name at end EVELYN
Does it improperly secure first in race? STEROID
English poet a bit gloomy for the Americans GRAY
Fire weapon that can bring down plane AXE
Flounder, perhaps, if time cut back into fraction of second FLATFISH
Going into space makes one nervous AGORAPHOBIC
How one may be called to fight in France NOMDEGUERRE
Improves green in variegated plant EVENINGPRIMROSE
In warehouse, son in charge is domineering DESPOTIC
Kind of robbery led by Jason? RAMRAID
Libertine last to leave French city ROUE
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Meat product swallowed by gull PORKPIE
New student more open about librarian's request FRESHER
Novel picture of 18 ac PORTRAITOFALADY
Overhead lighting HALO
Positive response I read out AYE
Projectile making clergyman cry audibly CANNONBALL
Something man made after dreadful deed ARTEFACT
Such stories are composed with falsity, perhaps FAIRYTALES
This astronomer worked with pure conics COPERNICUS
Tree in one part of garden having turned red? ABASHED
Two English authors, both mostly very literate WELLREAD
Whichever way you look at it, the end of Socrates SIGMA
Whole ring used for wrestling SUMO
Woman from other place looks over French art PEERESS
Writer holding a pair of kings HENRYJAMES