The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22078 - June 28, 2002

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A farmer grew worried, seeing threatening use of biology GERMWARFARE
A few shares in agricultural land SMALLHOLDING
Against carrying moveable steps as an aid to climbing CRAMPON
All things considered by the UN health agency left for individual to digest ONTHEWHOLE
American writer, a pro, alleged an irregularity EDGARALLANPOE
Arrangement of sails provided solution to a big murder BERMUDARIG
Avoid commitment to someone selfish - a prickly creature HEDGEHOG
Beat, with good smack TANG
Cat, excessively retiring, swallows bit of celluloid OCELOT
Claptrap bishop rejected in note LAH
Dramatist succeeded with frightening story SCHILLER
Draw into wrongdoing, to a certain extent TOW
Fix position of football team at last in league ORIENTATE
Gathering no energy for activity on the golf course DRIVING
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Governess expected girl's return DUENNA
I hope for the best and make a choice - the first film OPTIMIST
Jack leaves meeting, oozing smarm UNCTION
Knowing about America, I ring all my relations FAMILYCIRCLE
Near lake, in distress MISERLY
Novelist with a strong constitution HARDY
Plant, when wrapped round one stake, say, twisted ARABIS
Players forbidden to compete, by the sound of it BAND
Quasimodo was on, duly ringing the changes LOWSUNDAY
Restored particle in esoteric diamonds RECONDITIONED
Unpredictable person let off gun LOOSECANNON
Urbanite has married in brown TOWNSMAN
Went fossicking around for material DENIM
Where, out of the centre, gondola would be out of place LAGOON