The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 21995 - March 23, 2002

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A diamond ring turns up in the end OMEGA
A short film about opening of Oxford bypass AVOID
Animal cases referred to physician HIPPOCRATES
Back military leader to prepare for another war REARM
Butcher's boy, by the way, taken in by venison supplier DESTROYER
Catch people using this oft-repeated phrase quietly MANTRAP
City that's state capital of Colorado and California MECCA
Cold as well as far from trendy flat OUTANDOUT
Crush a nut noisily CONQUER
Deceive endlessly, at least more than once TWOTIME
Deed covering what's essential to house sale AUCTION
Discharge from office of speaker RHEUM
During action blackguard falls CASCADE
Engineer I sent to help operator TELEPHONIST
Express paper boy delivered? SON
Find fault with brief analysis RUNDOWN
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Goddess, Roman one exhibited in the Prado originally APHRODITE
In addition, Scot retired to live in English resort MORECAMBE
Journalist covered case involving plot by soldiers SUBEDITOR
Like aggressive bloke, swapping starter for Mexican dish NACHO
List originally missing an elusive person EEL
Material printed on flyer with odd type of ink BATIK
New Latin American capital recalled old Roman province LUSITANIA
Not, say, this widely fashionable sixties band, perhaps? KIPPERTIE
One longing to leave husband ACE
Return from Bramley-producing tree? ELM
Sort of angry male making for wicked sorceress MORGANLEFAY
Stand holding nearly every kind of bun TEACAKE
Style, fashionable one, finally ends TERMINI
This order's wrong - after recovery, soldiers go here BACKTOFRONT
Throw away start in game BINGO
Violent act - possibly due to power being seized COUPDETAT