The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22604 - March 5, 2004

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About the raising of fat bishop's seat CATHEDRAL
Ailing steel plant losing millions ILL
Area covered by short superficial beauty treatment FACIAL
Boss that's very distant with head of ministry breeding establishment STUDFARM
Captured odd military instrument SNAREDRUM
Chimp perhaps takes fruit to consume inside GREATAPE
Cry when wheeling? It's a lapwing PEEWIT
Double firsts from Oxford University struggling with Greats? Grossly undignified OUTRAGEOUS
English pen love letters sent out in this? ENVELOPE
Fruit Adam and Eve alone would not have appreciated? GOOSEBERRY
Hackney possibly sounded rough-speaking HOARSE
Hostess, perhaps narrowly avoided accident while flying AIRMISS
I'm in the French capital LIMA
In plain, gunners finally unleashing bombardment BARRAGE
Large perennial, but it doesn't sound ornamental PLANETREE
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Mole that is infiltrating public relations PIER
Observer's editor only partly shows experience VERSED
Old wrought iron company resident on Wimbledon Common ORINOCO
One in eight or three in 27 OAR
One seeing six sheep by river VIEWER
One who tries out rodent eaten in Peru GUINEAPIG
Opponent father mentioned in social blunder FAUXPAS
Overweight? Putting in roadwork, good and prolonged STRUNGOUT
Recruiting agent kept watch, bringing in leader for executives HEADHUNTER
Scent upsetting to wearers ROSEWATER
Simple garment less than thirty shillings inside TSHIRT
Vote on English ale, one selling overseas EXPORTER
What opens its petals over morning or early afternoon IPOMOEA
What transvestite does to thwart coercion, leaving university CROSSDRESS
When light's dropped and left in broken pieces ECLIPSE