The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22358 - May 22, 2003

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A cold mixture of Brie and cranberries initially used in tart ACERBIC
A few words about river map CHART
Argue wildly about stake-money and get assurance GUARANTEE
Carpenter, say, ship's one, pulled out of sea CRAFTSMAN
Complicated package sent up - zero charge added ELABORATE
Cry pitifully, receiving second beating PULSE
Element of technical language avoided by judge ARGON
Engineer tangible output from harvest? CEREAL
Exponent of spin about to enter party? ThatÕs classified TOPSECRET
Flexible line accepted by bridge-player in clubs to start with ELASTIC
Go into American heartland, shunning cold ENTER
Have belief in deed enshrining church power ACCEPT
How Parisian schedule upset political correspondent? COMMENTATOR
Marxist view of betting opportunities? (1,3,2,3,5) ADAYATTHERACES
Old tree latterly becoming hollow? ELDERLY
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One giving authority's defensible, though not at first right ENABLER
Papers getting centralised distribution CREDENTIALS
Participant in (and curtailer of) seaside show PIERROT
Play round more tidily, bagging first in Carnoustie ONEACTER
Pounds over each part of London BATTERSEA
Praise a paired couple of pianos, once set up APPLAUD
Pretended most of quantity of water's a detergent SHAMPOO
Protectors of city, say, about to observe retreating GEESE
Scent disaster - one pound in office plate STENCIL
Small piece in column at foot of page PARTICLE
Somewhat peculiar chap hoarding country's principal coin ECCENTRIC
Speak in florid style, ignoring note ORATE
Stay to tease bloke GUY
Take a tough decision to do some weeding? GRASPTHENETTLE
Very new boy SON