The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 21983 - March 9, 2002

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A light opponent originally toppled him GOLIATH
A quicker way to find a crew, possibly SHORTCUT
Affectionate reference to a mate of Tom's PUSSYCAT
Almost ring agent up over love song CALYPSO
Archdeacon in diocese not getting ruffled EVENLY
Artist stifles expression of surprise, seeing another's model TAHITIAN
Artist, initially in depression, keeping up daily drawing CHARCOAL
Avoid way to gain 26 without honours BYPASS
Blue or green? OFFCOLOUR
Can second called in act as lead in Greek tragedy? TIMON
Cleaner that's given a shock SHAMPOO
Falls out with artist over encore AGAIN
Figure outside broadcast needs being extended OBLONG
Insist on its being proven for certain, essentially ENFORCE
Large-format book finally not completed ATLAS
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Less well-upholstered version of a saloon PUBLICBAR
Looked good on river, when hosted byQueen, perhaps BECAME
Master's degree? Exhausted, having cracked it! BWANA
Mean to give information LOWDOWN
One's interrupted by MP, snatching nap, fast YOMKIPPUR
Pay chap, or fiddle the books? APOCRYPHA
Qualification achieved in sixty minutes DEGREE
Really like to include a good herb flavouring LOVAGE
Socialist busy with letters arriving is beaten from the start LEFTATTHEPOST
Spent time with one leftie TIRED
Start dragging in what floods can do LIGHTUP
Stick to the point when dealing with weapons ARROW
The People's Opera FOLKMUSIC
Unreasonable demand from high rank TALLORDER
When twice resticting Tory domination, sounded quite OK ASRIGHTASRAIN