The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23758 - November 14, 2007

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Ancestor of today's queen, for example? Well, kind of WILDCAT
Animal one spotted under cover COATI
Appropriate payments for Henry James and Edward Lear? ROYALTIES
Badly run play - defend such a sensational work PENNYDREADFUL
Bishop - something needed for chess player BLACK
Bloomers made by one following dangerous reptile CROCI
Constable eclipses one as extremely famous artist PICASSO
Disparage summary RUNDOWN
Favoured strategist? Not particularly INGENERAL
For example, a good person ROLEMODEL
Forging equipment found in Roman villa ANVIL
Get legal promotion of a sort, following particular approaches TAKESILK
Grasping plump kind of pigeon FATHOMING
Had idea, but limited time THOUGHT
In a hurry to come down, getting old candle RUSHLIGHT
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Intensity in part of France when it gets hot DEPTH
One of a couple left remaining LOVER
Pale attempt to extend strike PICKET
Plant shot up, with so-called writer's support LOBELIA
Power of Duke considerably reduced WELLY
Reflecting about Democrat's disorderly party SHINDY
Representation of art or play PORTRAYAL
Said to be amazed, scatter wildly to ends of the earth STREWTH
Serving monarch, like any worker, initially, in current rule OHMSLAW
Source of infinite fuel for place needing it eternally BOTTOMLESSPIT
Things getting bad with drug in club NIGHTSPOT
Toy requiring energy after work's over, by gum! POGOSTICK
Warm and sheltered place in carriage, on paper SUNTRAP
Western Europeans or one from North moving South IBERIANS
What goes with gin and tonic, primarily, in party - same again DITTO