The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21839 - September 21, 2001

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A poet is to know it, in this instance RHYME
A ration, as dished up in convalescent hospitals SANATORIA
American plant receiving repair abroad VIRGINIACREEPER
Cut up about The Listener's very strange things EXOTICA
Divine office desk? PRIEDIEU
Faithful Spanish servant cooking nachos SANCHO
Girl with sex appeal in tabloid paper SUSAN
Golden Mediterranean sea shell ORMER
Injuries - yes, indeed ILLSAY
Inspiring devotion to literature? LOVESOME
Laying hold of outside left to give reprimand TALKINGTO
Loser finding new energy for finish - that's rare UNDERDONE
Manoeuvring ship clear to get round SPHERICAL
One having strong desire to drop a consonant SPIRANT
One looking after hacks, perhaps a glum fellow LIVERYMAN
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Plant kiss finally on girl SCILLA
Present way to cross breed of cattle HEREFORD
Render hostile tribe met while wandering EMBITTER
Runt perhaps - gosh, a small creature PIGMY
Sacrifice, with continent losing fine nation COSTARICA
Satirist hit hard, getting despicable about north-east LAMPOONER
Secure jam that has no top RESERVE
Sells a rig? Maybe she does SALESGIRL
Tend a kiln somewhere in the Potteries? STOKE
What may kill your computer - see one run unserviceable VIRUS
What needs right metre in Cuba, out of the clubs? RUMBA
What ruler did, guided around home LINED
Where does keen hospital nurse head? That's simple STRAIGHTFORWARD
Which is having precedence, Aberdeen or Salisbury? PREMIER
With pursuing university place in the heart of the country UPLAND