The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21664 - March 1, 2001

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A lunatic rolls around like a sailor NAUTICAL
Awkward situation in meeting covered by some papers? QUAGMIRE
Bark one's story out in torment TANTALISE
Bound to be affected by shortage STRAPPED
Call for help, about to do one's best, as it were SOTOSPEAK
Cheeky to interrupt a bore, perhaps, going to relate APPERTAIN
Confer right to come into a large sum of money AWARD
Despised person to thrash using cane RATTAN
Figure of sinister influence showing no mercy? Just a bit GNOME
Flatter and overwhelm, concealing nothing SMOOTHER
Getting average return, having invested mark, is an absorbing process OSMOSIS
Go heavily up-market, having a little money TRAMP
Go on delivery route, having to unload and reload TURNROUND
He doesn't appreciate 12's position INGRATE
Insulting Irish city, I therefore receive imprisonment DERISORY
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Job on panel game may be his for the asking QUESTIONMASTER
Keeping a cat isn't a struggle for Gray, for one ANATOMIST
Mythical hero intrinsically useless PERSEUS
Notice test opener's dropped a sitter POSER
On Scottish isle, one chewed a big fish BARRACUDA
One covering for military head has shattering defeat SHAKO
One stands by the hearth, having taken ride out in bad weather FIREDOG
One's tied up securely, a mile or so beyond maritime hazard REEFKNOT
Part of church extremely receptive of martyr? VESTRY
Purplish sort of light seen in West MAUVE
Royal family giving audience HOUSE
Set the pace forced by the management MADETHERUNNING
Snub extremely rude fan REBUFF
This beat is not real rock PASTE
Vegetable - expedition does without it CELERY