The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 3980 - September 1, 2002

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A mandate to take time off? Treatment needed for growths ADENOMATA
A zone in the Far East AREA
At ten it ceases, unfortunately, to oblige NECESSITATE
Back again? REENDORSE
Bringing round ground rice to sustain RESUSCITATION
Clothes transforming artiste ATTIRES
Complete issue UTTER
Designs for pornographic reproductions? BLUEPRINTS
Didn't feel well and stood the girl up AILED
Diner is thrown out, though certainly a member of the club INSIDER
Doubtful splinter-group captured American on the quiet SUSPECT
Eating it, lets ice-cream container fall? DROPSCONE
Effects a plan, a rare hip replacement PARAPHERNALIA
Excursion to get crude oil from the port TRIPOLI
He can put out minor English champion EVICTOR
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High jinks with a flier SKYLARK
In company with student, talk idly about a bird PRATINCOLE
Just a ribbon to take off STRIP
Money taken by lake restaurant BRASSERIE
One making sure of buoyancy, holding top and bottom of cask CHECKER
Perhaps raise half a lira for him? ISRAELI
Plant article on one of the 6 down? HOSTA
Shelter erected for fish EEL
Sound of excessive revelry in the plant WILDTHYME
Sound of organ all around one NOISE
Strain to get a life support AIR
There's a good deal to a game of chance LOTTO
These managers lose their licence? HOTELIERS
Was up north, as timber must be SAWN
Yet the sergeant might declare them half-baked! RAWRECRUITS