The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22485 - October 17, 2003

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Acted as solicitor, getting bill priced up ACCOSTED
Animal beginning to burrow a great hole BEAGLE
As morning breaks, holding out for money RANSOMING
As punters, we moved to fresh experiences PASTURESNEW
Be executed at block DIE
Boss is in lake SUPERIOR
Chose old Scotsman to speak PICKED
Considered way to capture goddess RATED
Contrive to scan poems after a fashion ENCOMPASS
Corncob suggests a story to me MEALIE
Cross, having taken these watchful precautions? KERBDRILL
Dummies get more powerful at factory WAXWORKS
English lime regularly found in wood ELM
Get behind time, taking public transport TRAIL
Good - prisoner locked in below as this plot failed GUNPOWDER
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Grinders of sage? WISDOMTEETH
Gunners have paths by which they retreat ARSENAL
Having to wait, Chinese left short HANGON
Look for respect REGARD
Not out, cutting in the air ONTHEWING
On the move, one offers private hearing, getting the two sides together PERSONALSTEREO
Pass round joint of meat, with a red colouring COCHINEAL
Physicist is to trap energy HOOKE
Postpone bedtime, needing a bit of exercise SITUP
Regulators once bust army officer COLOURSERGEANT
Some extra information for coach TRAIN
State poet had an inverted character DELAWARE
Terrible job from southern gypsy STINKER
What's the magic word? Give it me! PLEASE
Work hastily, taking minute to fill rubbish container SKIMP