The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 22157 - September 28, 2002

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About average for slow learners REMEDIAL
All who see papers for university post READERSHIP
Ambassador meeting island's tragic queen HECUBA
An evergreen, yet bare, strangely BAYTREE
Anger as painting supplies fall short TEMPER
Arrogant, like one attempting a slam-dunk? HIGHHANDED
Artist's house and garden HOGARTH
Centre-back is dark DIM
Clocks fast runner for the flat, perhaps TIMESHARE
Crab seen at extremities of bay HORSESHOE
Crime fiction in which priests classically played leading role MYSTERIES
Each boy's present appearing in this PERSON
End of the film, a long one EPIC
Flexible chair duly moved under pressure HYDRAULIC
Generous applause? Not much HANDSOME
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Go past old battle site where duke became king OVERRUN
Holy orders stonily received in desert once DECALOGUE
In conjunction, dare one say 'more'? UNLESS
Joint available from chef, no problem COMMISSURE
Lake gave delight to Mellors CONSTANCE
Not having known where one is, see the way LOST
On people acting together, old magistrate pronounced reduced sentence REPRIEVE
Patch of nettles is near STINGY
Rising inches - need for immediate action INSURGENCY
Runs into mischievous child to make sharp point PRICKLE
Sense I'm out for revenge NEMESIS
Sort of beer finally drunk as example KEG
Told off because design is faulty ASSIGNED
Tree Wallace set by West African river SANDERS
Vessel's swift return RETORT