The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22500 - November 4, 2003

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Ability favoured good man in court INSTINCT
Bird associated with American saint TITUS
Birds making enormous wealth - tons raked in OSTRICHES
Breaking ice with a hallo and repetitive talk ECHOLALIA
Change would be embraced by mum, Edward thought MEDITATED
City refuge offering cake ECLAIR
Extra benefit for each is brought in fairly PERQUISITE
Food table is something used for advertising SANDWICHBOARD
Get rid of old wine SACK
Go and pelt a traitor TURNCOAT
Gosh, Greek character's given work in agency that offers plenty! CORNUCOPIA
Great Britain and suchlike in the nineteenth century? STEAMSHIPS
Hal, evil maniac, dreadfully cunning as a ruler MACHIAVELLIAN
Hey, one tramp is being troubled by insects! HYMENOPTERA
Holy quality conveyed by saint that's landed on loch SACREDNESS
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Ignorant learner, one marked externally OBLIVIOUS
It can make good logs when hard ASH
It's better avoided by one denouncing alcohol BEER
Jab one heartless lunatic out of control INOCULATE
Job installing water supply not half desirable PLUM
Making a shrill sound, Heather's left game WHIST
Novelist retreating into shrub SUMAC
Optimism and energy in the wake of spring HOPE
Parlance used by some telling others LINGO
Path allowing dog to cross river TRAIL
Rod in zoology needs to get no notes together, having collected good books NOTOCHORD
Scoundrel touring city, one richly dressed CAPARISONED
Short article, very dry, about origin of Protestantism ABRUPT
This tool is said to be sterilised SPADE
Trickery enabling some to give up piano ART