The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22427 - August 11, 2003

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Can you make one tin do for lunchtime? Certainly NOONTIDE
Cat gets a bird, almost back in tree BERGAMOT
Condescended to accept lass at last as intended DESIGNED
Does it ease pain of operation, I worried? OPIATE
Doubly concerned with black eye, going to bat REREMOUSE
Elaborate squirrel's nest containing mosses in the middle DRESSY
Extremely desirable widow's neglected DERELICT
Formerly a Treasury question EXAMINE
Glad need ran out for this old tax DANEGELD
Great bed place girl's grabbed unexpectedly UNAWARES
Group warder has fastener that prevents movement SETSCREW
Heart stimulant is extracted with the fingers DIGITAL
I'm having nothing to do, love, with this pansy IDLENESS
In every respect it's the responsibility of the Oval, for example DOWNTOTHEGROUND
Keep one's distance as man has to undress STANDOFF
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La belle Helene, say, in top rate English version OPERETTA
Like a gathering, liable to break out ERUPTIVE
Means of access to mine diamonds in island ADIT
Memorable gesture SIGNAL
One puffing a cigarette GASPER
One who lodges, say, at the frontier BORDER
One with dual visa badly needs help to make things clear VISUALAID
Promote barman ADVOCATE
Relieved from pain after a month, and departed DECEASED
Smooth sort of man to put children out SAND
Sort of polystyrene spread out EXPANDED
Sponge in complementary pack FREELOAD
State of being unable to marry girl, for example, on the rebound NONAGE
Worked out number erased by mistake REASONED