The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21736 - May 24, 2001

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Aboard ship, our pence get us a crab SOURPUSS
Bridge team sweeps the board GANGPLANK
Cake plays a prominent part at US wedding MAIDOFHONOUR
Character beginning to paint pictures PART
College has high, excessively high number of matches POLYGAMY
Conspicuous and unrestrained celebration after king's deposal NOTICEABLE
Elusive person lies low, with unorthodox character leading pursuit WILLOTHEWISP
Historical city housing one maiden written up in historical account MEMOIR
I was in charge of the country IRAN
Keep quiet and finish off properly BUTTONUP
Lady turns up in resort, avoiding unknown inquisitor TORQUEMADA
Love coming after marriage, perhaps - that's capital SACRAMENTO
Means to escape pressure, on short holiday in SW resort LOOPHOLE
Miss no component out making crackers NONCOMPOSMENTIS
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Mushroom home crowd rejected INKCAP
One's barely visible NUDE
Out for 24 STRIKING
Part of 15's design PLAN
Pitman carrying about a chopper MINCER
Real heroism has no need of support VERY
Rebuilding, I model it on ruin DEMOLITION
Rising leaders of municipal departments rather oddly entertained by regal magistrate LORDMAYOR
Shanty in naval battle lacking piano accompaniment LEANTO
Shrub I call something else LILAC
Soldier with overturned reputation left to pine RIFLEMAN
Tree in ski resort ASPEN
Work on check-out TILL