The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21729 - May 16, 2001

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Always on the rampage, extremists in tribe wreak devastation LAYWASTE
At the end of the day, account needed to be settled? BEDTIMESTORY
Carpet a university residence, so to speak? KEELHAUL
Cockney writer produced a whole novel before noon ACKEMMA
Controversial painter implicated in scandal, inevitably DALI
Cooked rib-steak, not wanting a joint of beef BRISKET
Cross, perhaps, where victory's easy WALKOVER
Crowd coming in to occupy a number of boats FLOTILLA
Did spot checks on birds SAWBILLS
Document in which half of family is libelled DEFAMED
Downy fibre attached to twig COTTONON
Go out of control and get excited, losing head in confusion BEWILDERMENT
Harris Tweed suitable material for this garment? BOMBERJACKET
In a way, island is suffering water shortage? ARID
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Islands captured by remote US state? That's absurd FARCICAL
Mode of transport that goes up in winter SKILIFT
Most popular female on the street? FAVE
Non-U place to meet prior to monarch's appearance VENEER
One improvising tune fairly quietly during wild rave VAMPER
One prince, or a noted trio ARCHDUKE
Rather sympathetic person making offer TENDERER
Relaxed gesture by conductor DOWNBEAT
Sound of groups producing song sheets together QUIRES
Speaker's forced diplomat to get on early cruise? MAIDENVOYAGE
Sweet noblewoman MARQUISE
Total number of people attending? That's normal ALLTHERE
Undesirable people, a hundred in all SCUM
Watering hole cheers author no end TAVERN