The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22614 - March 17, 2004

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Authorise prisoner to stop soldiers retreating EMPOWER
Being at sea, decline place in Paris needing lessee FLAGLIEUTENANT
By climbing on top of car, gets ticking-off REPROOF
Caught commander participating in song and dance CARIOCA
Dish a northern girl rejected when invited in LASAGNA
Educated abstainer concealing a disgusted expression TAUGHT
Expectation Gray distantly associated with Eton College? PROSPECT
Farewell from a union leader about to hop the twig ADIEU
How to keep in with wrongdoers, say, in the plant? KNOTGRASS
Insufferable English boy with evidence of debts EGREGIOUS
Jack given a vehicle also by a plant in America JACARANDA
Like some Europeans, confusing this with obstruction LETTISH
Making adjustments in time, we take a man on board TWEAKING
Old way monarch becomes more enlightened WISER
One involved in row about special constable's award OSCAR
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One whose indiscretions are felt in Brent, oddly? ENFANTTERRIBLE
People stuck in tacky tar on deck ORNAMENT
Porter on railway accepting a judge's blandishments CAJOLERY
Possible source of commercial plugging port RADIO
Presses for instruments of restraint IRONS
Retired journalist copper's arrested and released EXCUSED
Sign over motorway: information on one GEMINI
Sneak attending lesson requires ruler INFORMER
State broadcast, say, getting popular backing NIGERIA
State capital starts to blaze, attracting newsmen in abundance BANGALORE
Sucker temporarily unattracted to hunting expedition OFFSHOOT
Upper-class soldier crossing quiet French island? USHANT
View work in club right away OPINION
Well turned out like Alick SMART
Yarn causing distress to listeners CREWEL