The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22214 - December 4, 2002

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A body of soldiers wearing plaid? Like hell! TARTAREAN
A Corneille hero of mordacious temperament ACID
A Tyneside woman without birthmarks NAEVI
Absolutely all men identifying the feminine issue EVERYMOTHERSSON
Additional passage from book court's released EXTRA
Brainy investigators see instructions sent out NEUROSCIENTISTS
Bristled, finding wife in a fellow's embrace AWNED
Goes back, seeing some of these generals retreating RENEGES
Good to pay attention and sparkle GLISTEN
Inferior doctor, one held back by terrible threat THIRDRATE
Instrument Orff finally abandoned for another? LUTE
Lack of knowledge stirred up scene in church NESCIENCE
Main course so dry? It's soaked in port RISOTTO
Measure bolero, for example DANCE
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One having a ripping time with Yank in weepie TEARJERKER
Pass through various forms during short school period to collect mark INTERGRADE
Pig's good meat finally available in Beds town GLUTTON
Politician that's left, being without drive IMPEL
Sally invested in 5 servants, initially transporting gear EQUIPMENT
Send girls to Coventry for old naval weapons CUTLASSES
Sharp practice unknown by a dancer, and by a pusher JIGGERYPOKERY
Single change to hard speech ENGLISH
Sitting down too much? That's the perception UNDERSTANDING
Son leaves joint of mutton to go bad ADDLE
Sort of pea-green article missing in this table ornament EPERGNE
Told off once about having secret CHIDDEN
Type of crow gets sound fish out of it PIEEYED
Vague summary presented in centre of this paper IMPRECISE