The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23405 - September 27, 2006

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American city worker cutting maps, mostly ATLANTA
Are midges caught in hot and stormy summers? ADDINGMACHINES
Area left in one country or another AUSTRALIA
Avoiding buying some drinks GETTINGAROUND
Barnet lies roughly 580 miles from here EASTBERLIN
Branch in favour of 23 FORK
Carry beer with no sign of energy that's given by 8 TOTAL
Checks components of chairs, removing marks ARRESTS
Cooked bugs, alas, eaten in this filthy old place AUGEANSTABLES
Could it poison fair lady for Lucrezia Borgia? BELLADONNA
Either way, it's unlikely NOTON
Face up to elder perhaps - in trouble up here? GUMTREE
Gentleman put back fragrant oil in dish RISOTTO
Harsh son of Judah trapping one under raised part of deck DRACONIAN
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Making uniform after dark? EVENING
No time at all for toast, it's water you'll want here OASIS
Not-half rare and remarkable UNCO
One wet area turned into desert GOBI
Passion to absorb a man's music RAGTIME
Pointers for those with unfailing memories? TUSKS
Ruler having imperial measure dividing a metric one KING
She drowned dramatically, trouble mounting after shattered hope OPHELIA
Support then give up part of London SHOREDITCH
Sweet bird perched on fruit trifle GOOSEBERRYFOOL
Trendy community's about to be put out by British drunkenness INSOBRIETY
Tricky staff? MAGICWAND
Uncommitted girl is about to love? Not half EVASIVE
Well-filled areas? OILFIELDS