The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 22252 - January 18, 2003

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Bar group being heard in this legislative body COUNCIL
Barbarian thug is to be accepted GOTHROUGH
College servant extremely displeased to be grabbed by porter BEDDER
Crazy about monarch in China, for example POTTERY
Drunken colleague without energy in dead-end position BLINDALLEY
Ecclesiastical staff in chapter more optimistic CROSIER
Extent to which a hobby, say, can spread WINGSPAN
Faith and character of Britten shown by his mass BUDDHISM
Food-store criticised? Thought so! DELIBERATED
Holiday to ring in different diary now? NEWYEAR
If roused with bugle, oddly, they only start at ten DOUBLEFIGURES
In archaic fashion, ridicule smart alec WISEGUY
Like first character in line, took only a little LEFTMOST
Like suit nobody likes, not ordered UNBID
Means of access that first-class delivery may take WICKET
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Move up and down, repeating call for attention YOYO
Novel partnership NORTHANDSOUTH
Novelist, before fall, producing spring flower SNOWDROP
Old embargo in Northern port OBAN
Pass our time without eating, not visibly fading COLOURFAST
Plant from Southern border SEDGE
Regime change might produce such a person EMIGRE
Regular visitor somewhat kept in the shade HABITUE
Securing device gentle prison officer needed GRUBSCREW
Start out OFF
Stop working when boss outside - it's deliberate STUDIED
Takes wicket, and becomes exhausted RUNSOUT
The last character you'd expect to find in Homer RHO
Turkey, for example, served with mace in recreational facility COUNTRYCLUB
You pronounced animal fur open to exploitation USABLE