The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22577 - February 3, 2004

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At university, watchman turns up - his trousers, at first sight, appear to be thermal UPDRAUGHT
Better garden party? OUTDO
Bound to make a start on tartare sauce CUTACAPER
Companion, one opposed to wine CHIANTI
Consecrated by bishop in case BLEST
Customised drug swallowed by addicted characters reordered DEDICATED
Density of fathead THICKNESS
Exuberance's consuming unknown diarist PEPYS
Falsely pretend that I won, and celebrate PAINTTHETOWNRED
Fashion, and who displays it MODEL
High-flown egg added to a clutch that's short BOMBASTIC
Important liquid assets CAPITAL
In vain mentioned hiding in the past CONCEITED
Joint taken from an animal's back ANKLE
Leaving island teaches schoolchildren to adapt TRANSFORM
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Make use of a cover, by the sound of it AVAIL
One's run out - he's not a junkie NONUSER
One, for instance, found in Bury INTEGER
Plant growing in mountains provides plain with funds BALDMONEY
Relieved to find some of the peas edible EASED
Ridiculous and extraordinary hatred directed towards actress in play RICHARDTHETHIRD
Sensational old trumpet I had to follow LURID
So desperately defensive, but child's tat gets sorted LASTDITCH
Some old books were very conservative HIDEBOUND
Spike's name introduced in TV show PRONG
Stretched: that could be perfect TENSE
Test the lady's humour and common sense MOTHERWIT
The French, engaged in home improvements, about to admit defeat YIELD
Two businesses merge over a drink COCOA
Yellow Sea: Anglers' League leaders display first prize GOLDMEDAL