The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21669 - March 7, 2001

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A boy that acquired djinn, oddly ALADDIN
A few coins comprising an act of expiation PENANCE
A little light competition run in antiquity TORCHRACE
All that's left of building, after this hits? SHELL
Bachelor, unreliable type, had child - that's a nuisance BRAT
Before taking one of the strings, study harmony CONCORD
Bishop wants to promote cook BRAISE
Bunch of documents I needed for dry course WADI
Chicken, perhaps, deciding upfront to abandon open car ROASTER
Colour seen in a bird is new TINT
Felt cutter perhaps was a tiny distance ahead of big ship MILLINER
File is thus taped with appropriate colour and put back DOSSIER
Green sweets are the tops VERTICES
Group of countries' irrational fear about closure of nuclear plant EUPHORBIA
Heartlessly tough chasing money, to an extent BREADTH
Impudent writing, for example, in an extended sequence of notes BAREFACED
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In hearing, court orders establishment of wealth RITZ
In position, ready to greet press release HANDOOT
Jaw from judge to creature of the night JOWL
Knock head on cask BUTT
Lady of rank, say, introduced to tramp BEGUM
Layabout is a broken reed during traditional Christmas NEERDOWELL
Old festival is a natural riot SATURNALIA
Old master gets to draw game TIEPOLO
Poet fashionable, holding appeal SITWELL
Poor result for some counties ULSTER
Pretentiousness, taking fashionable mode of transport AIRSHIP
Small bomb finally dropped by a Commonwealth country GRENADA
Tea chap wanted - no wine CHARDONNAY
Touching state of one exposed to disease CONTACT
Turbulent NATO defier is Russia, for one FEDERATION
When one needs less to drink HAPPYHOUR