The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23673 - August 7, 2007

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A sound sleep is what's needed in the present circumstances ASIS
Animal one caught in nasty trap TAPIR
Armed troops search river with police protection RIFLECORPS
Attractive suit FIT
Chancellor's concealed big fiddle? CELLO
Concern regularly expressed by chairmen CARE
Crust of bread with egg on is swell BURGEON
Do without? GARDENPARTY
Fellow entertained by awfully simple card game PELMANISM
Fellow lawyer in part of fortress CASEMATE
Girl's carrying antique container HOLDER
Going round forest soldier planted a tree GARDENIA
Hide in the country MOROCCO
I'll buy short, neat whisky after beer perhaps PURCHASER
Loves to visit theatre, ballet etc, without wife SWEETHEARTS
Make amends quite early in the day ATONE
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Nonconformist originally was no different, on reflection WESLEYAN
Perhaps part of bar area offering unbeatable prices? MINIMA
Petroleum, cloudier if unrefined CRUDEOIL
Posters recalled art movement DADA
Scheduled for radio, old entertainers such as Eric and Ernie DUO
Sent parent crazy ENRAPT
Speaker's banished during the entire proceedings THROUGHOUT
Spicy Indian food, a bit too much for a European BALT
Start eating first half of course with alcoholic drink DIGIN
The ordinary man in the street? PEDESTRIAN
There's little room to accommodate a farm animal RAM
Unharmed as power is seized in South America, with communist backing SPARED
What do United players wear at Old Trafford? Rags? REDTOPS
Who might have unlimited opportunities to acquire gold? PROSPECTOR
Youngster's upset having first read content of 3? SCANDAL