The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 23462 - December 2, 2006

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A little off-colour, he and I slowly freshened up YELLOWISH
A man or woman for each child PERSON
Appeal raised to secure easy victory for politicians EUROMPS
Bent copper, very overdrawn? CURVED
Birds quietly lying beside couples in the grass? PLOVERS
Clumsy fiance spits regularly INEPT
Count disapproves, about to be dropped CENSUS
Delivery woman MIDWIFE
Drilled shaft in earth without spades, very probably OILWELL
Exercises in examination given to stupid people PHYSICALJERKS
Food to criticise, having complaint ROASTBEEF
Globe, say, within which one may operate THEATRE
His old country is within range HIMALAYAS
Hold together present company with new order COHERE
In SE eleven, poor old artist EPSTEIN
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Mars case for employment on left-wing scheme REDPLANET
Mounting cheers honour old enemy vessel EBOAT
Murder two animals then anoint one, surprisingly ASSASSINATION
Nothing here with marbles? ALLTHERE
One of three expletives must have nothing dropped ATHOS
Paper coverage for new union members CONFETTI
Poor quarter, almost in the country, short in pasta SPAGHETTI
Pretend to talk about breaking foreign agreement for her JEMIMA
Small pieces I twice cut from reprint of Irish Times SMITHERS
Smooth bit of leg seen before end of Gypsy SHINY
Some Sloane Rangers rejected Wembley, for example ARENA
Son's breaking joint agreement UNISON
Stole horse strap in famous row BOATRACE
Tough, this old book HARDTIMES
With British deserting, abandon a vessel AORTA