The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22077 - June 27, 2002

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As men play game of cricket, it may lead to a benefit MEANSTEST
Author piling on the heat? STOKER
Boss, maybe the best, given a hand? TOPBANANA
Does some waffling, with good word-play GRIDDLES
Eastern dress I put on part of body LUNGI
European vet gets reported CZECH
Get it for a few pounds, by the speed one bargains? RATEOFEXCHANGE
Going along to shrink TAPER
Graduate delving into poet, mostly early composition AUBADE
House - in dialect not a college SEMINARY
Instant type of photography FLASH
Losing one's head? Spaniard loses his PANIC
Malicious fuel-spill on narrow stretch of coast SPITEFUL
Method of payment covering two musical compositions PIECEWORK
Nonconformist's artless about probing boozer's problem DEVIANT
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Offence as member of musical family gets broken into VIOLATION
On top of cases, like this old question-master? SOCRATES
Pistol so old-fashioned ANCIENT
PM has long ago entered academic stream CHATHAM
Religious American helps make cocktails SHAKER
Rovers, maybe, threatening to show passion BLACKBURN
Run through pain, causing damage PRANG
Terribly sensitive actor, during long run, refuelling here? SERVICESTATION
The informal look DEKKO
Virulent feeling against cash being raised finally going VENOM
Visiting valley, took time out in warm corner INGLENOOK
Was not honest about military campaigns turning in plunder DESPOIL
What Mikado threatened billiard cheat with, we hear, in a decorative twist CURLICUE
Willing to have dressing round tissue LIGAMENT
Woman out of staff college goes into fighting force ARMADA