The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22567 - January 22, 2004

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Autocrats - we fish when relaxing in the country SOUTHWESTAFRICA
Being to blame for each display of temper in front of class PERPETRATING
Come across Frenchman, returning to hold census ENCOUNTER
Comforts the gullible through listening SUCCOURS
Description of Old King Cole's golf club? ROYALANDANCIENT
Fabric to be repaired once rent CRETONNE
Gloomy face broken by the first couple of smiles DISMAL
Goes too high, missing the double twenty? OVERTOPS
He lectures in a lab at length ORATOR
Herb's rhythm coming over to the audience THYME
I may be taken in by the extremely immoral practice THIEVERY
Inflexible husband who never knew any grandparents? SETH
It's unknown to get wish YEARN
Journal provided cuttings LANCET
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Lizard fouling up clean home CHAMELEON
Match performance dreaded by batsman? PAIR
Old countryman makes call and is welcomed in HOLLANDER
Outstanding, wise creature in an American competition? SUPERBOWL
Refuge is provided by American countries working together OASIS
Said to be marked PRONOUNCED
Salesman brought up money - time to get his cut? PERCENTAGE
Skilled worker in firm, provided with coat, holding end of sleeve COIFFEUR
Stop providing nursery facility in school SCOTCH
Stress when a hospital department admits two hundred ACCENT
Tablet is a foot short TROCHE
Times office worker with Independent originally TEMPI
Water supply fixed? Congratulations! WELLDONE
Woman at work? Her apron gets messy STENOGRAPHER