The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22099 - July 23, 2002

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A raise in subscription I have to support is offensive ABUSIVE
Avocet breaks into a series of notes OCTAVE
Buffalo Bill touring state in zany show COMEDY
Change the voltage in new trams for resort TRANSFORM
Choked, as daughter falls behind - means to speed up progress THROTTLED
Digest eastern holy book EPITOME
Emerge as a name in English china EMANATE
Female domestic and a manservant taking time off in west London area MAIDAVALE
Finance house after £500 for shady deal MONKEYBUSINESS
Friend in Spain is fighter in a ring AMIGO
Hot soup for farm animals LIVESTOCK
I first crawled, perhaps, to religious teacher SWAMI
Improve understanding of European change, losing little time EDIFY
In flight, it goes up and down STAIR
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Include this sort of clue in TV programme COUNTDOWN
It's wise to take this train EXERCISE
Its contents may have been bagged for would-be drinker TEACUP
Key perhaps found, or secreted by woman? IVORY
Offering a deposit, wanting place over the border PLEDGING
PR a cult to manipulate to become a rich man PLUTOCRAT
Rules of procedure for coping with classes STANDINGORDERS
Sick parrot, one you may expect to fly here AIRPORT
Thumb small volume in old bindings OVOLO
Torch carried by two sweethearts? The first falls short FLAMBEAU
Turn jolly, without becoming silly GORMLESS
University in Milan turning out graduates ALUMNI
Verbal report about debut REPRESENTATION
Very successful, when in mid-life, weathering storms here? ROARINGFORTIES