The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 22408 - July 19, 2003

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Act vigorously on swelling GOITRE
Among sugar crop is long red pepper CAYENNE
Army's leader runs in pretended retreat ASHRAM
Bird follows computer criminal getting caught out - one's kept behind bars COCKTAILSHAKER
Body of solicitors, half of them worried about a wife with key case to try LAWSOCIETY
Boy, hot, getting stuck into chilled drink ALCOHOL
Catholic Pat is caricatured in picture PAPISTIC
Clearing, mostly bright? GLAD
Completely offensive referee's first to go and give a reference ALLUDE
Continually change one's mind, but stop to wonder aloud SEESAW
Financial predicaments that could leave you in the red? EMBARRASSMENTS
First woman to enjoy propping up Italian agreement that's full of holes? SIEVELIKE
Hunter bags son in short story with a twist TORSIONAL
Hurries to seize money and equipment for idle fun BEERANDSKITTLES
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Keen to throw drinks parties KNEESUPS
Location of arcs in a cylinder SPARKGAP
Offer up fine kisses for small coins KOPECKS
Place join round edge of metal? SPOTWELD
Reminiscent of York and Lancaster's principals? ROYAL
Sailors within half-inch of chest STERNAL
Science - dull, hard, duller at university? The reverse, perhaps PUREMATHEMATICS
Shopper fetched carrying aid for lifting TOTEBAG
Slander about proportion with no heart but with brawn? MUSCLED
The end of a long fall, in the main SPLASHDOWN
The Spanish will embrace your old radical ETHYL
Time to convalesce, taking room in type of baths THERMAL
Upend barrel and see the last of vinegary bit of egg YOLKSAC
What's the point of a Jumbo that's hard? Some let us know TUSK