The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22636 - April 12, 2004

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A lock closed early with some hesitation - it'll hold water AQUIFER
Bill's singing well INVOICE
Comic's ROM exchanged for a smaller system MICROCOSM
Composer slammed lid after examination VIVALDI
Crikey! My road to be demolished - official! LORDMAYOR
Crucial point as quartet comes in to play snooker PIVOT
Dialled panel to reveal bribe by directors DASHBOARD
Encountering no resistance, seize rabbit GAB
Flyer taking the French championship TITLE
Heavy vehicle turning West runs into pedestrian STEAMROLLER
Husband leaves several times, just for a moment TRICE
Irish girl and boy were troublesome IRRITATED
It's night: called out for illumination CANDLELIGHT
Lights in Irish county snapped off OFFAL
Live comfortably with daughter DWELL
Lucky chance to have a bathe in peace SERENDIPITY
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Metallic noise initially confused Dutch radio station HILVERSUM
Naked, in this nasty cold sort of weather? RAW
Nigel's lost his marbles in Scottish town ELGIN
Old poet's day is over - who cares? TASSO
Old police force rejected disreputable type CUR
Outstanding freshness, I say! DUE
Problem, non-religious, recurring in Hibernian writer IRISMURDOCH
Result of 1 ac - both later spliced BETROTHAL
Shy and tense WITHDRAWN
So absorbed by English (Tyneside) rave ENTHUSE
Soft stage effect shows promise PLIGHTING
Some eating at elegant table GATELEG
Transport row gets top coverage BUSTIER
Travel to endlessly foul-smelling port TRIPOLI
Very likely animal to mount a tree? CATALPA
With drink, a new driver's going to kill someone TOTAL