The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22002 - April 1, 2002

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Account for former partner initially involved in project EXPLAIN
Accounts given by kinsfolk RELATIONS
Capital I invested in furniture SOFIA
Female shoemaker's place in Natal? LADYSMITH
Flyer's monument by narrow promontory CROSSBILL
Fraud beginning to purvey pickle SCAMP
Girl used half of capital to secure Eastern vessel GALLEON
Illicit lover mostly given books superior to all others PARAMOUNT
Instrument a youth leader used to take seasoning PSALTERY
It was spotted running by a carriage once DALMATIAN
Lacking confidence, strike oil, say, out East BASHFUL
Man removed from civic dignitary's tree ALDER
Natural ability to change side at end of strike FLAIR
Notes about dope found in rice dish FRICASSEE
One may briefly discuss French art, for example ESSAY
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PC Plod's disability, being caught off guard? FLATFOOTEDNESS
Pickled herring cleaner's taken with bread ROLLMOP
Picture that is on outside of periodical IMAGE
Poet's early morning date by source of stream DAYSPRING
Quietly inform motorists about joint cover PATELLA
Ride a bit clumsily, provoking verbal onslaught DIATRIBE
Sailor absorbs a papal edict mostly arranged in columns TABULAR
See about resistance dogging old PM like Newcastle? NORTHERLY
Spitting, not expect to make a speech ORATION
Stout left you and me extremely tottery LUSTY
Street ruffian quickly pinches horse APACHE
Sunshade Johnson ultimately used in flying AWNING
Thoroughly awkward husband embracing daughter INDEPTH
UK townee's dialect for old type of inheritance? BOROUGHENGLISH
Vocalise part of birthday ode Longfellow put together YODEL