The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21703 - April 16, 2001

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At a push, they transport heaps of earth BARROWS
Attempt to follow beat in dance TANGO
Being in the dark is bliss for some IGNORANCE
Cocktail provided by fellow with headgear of gentle colour MANHATTAN
Current business deficit held up gigantic statues COLOSSI
Detectives attending fight in the Steptoes' place SCRAPYARD
Endlessly functioning as protein ACTIN
Exponents of note in old Asian regions INDICES
Fan left in grip of police officer SUPPORTER
Fish in a pond, ultimately given assistance AIDED
Flawed brain stem identifying member of primitive group TRIBESMAN
Graduate leaves Bantu meeting, one held in country INDIA
Handout obtained from English knight wearing suit BENEFIT
Head of college initially patronising local PRESIDENT
Image promoter employed by person selling animal feed PROVENDER
In each lake a bird is abiding ETERNAL
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Incombustible sack at entrance to galley FIREPROOF
It delays journalist sheltering sailor in storm RETARDANT
Measures blocks supporting masts STEPS
Not quite in the majority SEVENTEEN
Pitch observed when parking by railway station ASPHALT
Possibly second distracting noise interrupting exam ORDINAL
Quarrelsome woman's twin-hulled boat CATAMARAN
Relating to deliveries some maintain at a loss NATAL
Snooty fellow keeping ducks ALOOF
Soldiers mostly bound for lowest deck ORLOP
Sound girl's stage in process of development PHASE
Stagger meal, having change of heart LURCH
Such music unknown, many observed, in Chopin's output SYMPHONIC
The pitfalls of jazz percussion? TRAPS
Tract of land seen to soak up water TERRAIN
Went into raptures, seeing Bible bound in bright colour RAVED