The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21730 - May 17, 2001

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A pair of opponents trap Cold Warrior of old ACHILLES
Applies on time for various jobs TASKS
Boss in limited company OLIGARCH
Broadcaster heard in island SKYE
Byron's end covered in gloomy elegy MONODY
Deck opening on extremely elegant cutter HATCHET
Establish a quantity of liquid has been taken out of river APPOINT
International standard wrongly said to be held in contempt DISDAIN
Islander getting wet in a sea that's stormy TAIWANESE
Judge adopted by Labour is in clover TREFOIL
Like a drive? Seriously, inexperienced driver can hop in GRAVELLY
Mansfield Park without its heroine would be very funny PRICELESS
Medic's warning finally accepted on sulphur pollution SMOG
Nervous as I see a tall stranger ILLATEASE
Never failing to spot seabird in each lake ETERNAL
No bet on whole collection, just this leader ALPHA
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On horse, desire free ride HITCH
One impeached gets justice in US battle WARRENHASTINGS
One's in the sea off Calais - man, that's close MISER
Pooter, given drug, is like a wild animal LUPINE
Proceeds to pull HAUL
Quick to divide line into groups of syllables FLEET
Reflective, or vacant sort of look? GLASSY
Revolutionary spoke around clubs RADICAL
Roman general brings men in to replace one star group SCORPIO
Sad to hear dope is among what is incriminatingly concealed PLANGENT
Seat in parliament once RUMP
Sort of paper for which a stunning charge may be made CARTRIDGE
Speaking easily after illness is laryngologist's department FLUENT
Swimmer has nothing to replace energy lost in stretch of river ROACH
Weird fate of bishop's crook OFFBEAT
What may cause bubble to burst is economic disaster HYPERINFLATION