The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21993 - March 21, 2002

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A minor thoroughfare in France, say ABROAD
At this point, try to listen HERE
Bane, this, when drunk ABSINTHE
Bound to need back for brief period of extra time LEAPSECOND
Carry on with period WAGE
Chirpy little thing languishing with passion, we hear CICADA
Cleared up leaves, say, on a slope RAKED
Coming up, surface, speak, and vanish EVAPORATE
Computer controls people lacking character MICE
Envy finally gnaws at poet YEATS
Field where Spanish team fail to appear in second half REALM
Fluid I rated wet TIDEWATER
Girl who's got married out of spite ALICE
Go on at length, writing, say, from exile EXPATIATE
Have some whisky and invite censure TAKETOTASK
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Help to put away hi-fi, short of energy for way-out rock ASTEROID
Hold out with veteran OLDHAND
Humour Falstaff's drinking partner - it's all the same to Shakespeare WITHAL
In bed, recommend borders of thyme - this could supply kitchen COURGETTE
Italian poet races between soldier and one Roman MARINETTI
Knocked about, in debt - rate poorly BATTERED
Move briskly round a deck TAROT
Obstinate resistance overcome by works on divinity? REFRACTORY
Return ticket to continental interior? OUTBACK
Right to move into liquid assets before stock market does this? CRASH
Small amount charged to come to a small island IONA
Small state embraced by Italians SANMARINO
Stop arms manufacturer short, taking time out of business BANKRUPT
The way to share, showing restraint MODERATION
To bring back trophy, follow one who's most successful TOPDOG