The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22004 - April 3, 2002

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A jolly old fellow's decisive battle ARMAGEDDON
About to go off or come back RETURN
After landing, get char from here for free OFFTHEHOOK
Bad situation for graduate PASS
Bound to be short of cash STRAPPED
Boy will win girl over, it's implied, completely ALTOGETHER
Calamity Jane's inclination to carry a hidden gun ALARMIST
Cheats starting puzzles differently DIDDLES
European capital's flower festival EASTER
Fights to get a few words in one's ear AFFRAYS
Heartfelt in the extreme - real touching TACTUAL
Hector liar about using words extravagantly RHETORICAL
In the meantime, observe opponent ANTI
It's hard to part with drug SEVERE
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Lead followed by spies casing the French port in the Med VALENCIA
Magistrate, virtuous one, going to church JUSTICE
Make contact with stores for carpet REPROACH
Man in court's right to rise NEIL
Mistakes are holding sailor back ERRATA
One acting in appropriate way if he's taken badly SNEAKTHIEF
Pagan procrastinator's pidgin phrase IDOLATER
Pope introduced to tense film director TRUFFAUT
Showing care and effort editing end of historical novel DILIGENT
Tortures Stalin carried out in East, terribly TANTALISES
Unions put up reward for robber CUTPURSE
Voices producing songs AIRS
Was fired up about going after the ghost wandering outside GOTTHEPUSH
Write at length about king in exile EXPATRIATE