The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22668 - May 19, 2004

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A king must have this person's soldiery ARMY
A promiscuous woman in the Home Counties appearing as a goddess ASTARTE
A ropy helmet bad for battle THERMOPYLAE
A sum given to waiter for bringing back bread PITA
Affair with woman? Precisely SHEBANG
After a statement proclaiming independence unruly adolescent is checked AUDITED
Artist somehow capturing Scottish island's characteristics ATTRIBUTES
At eight, dinner - then this perhaps for those present? ATTENDANCE
Central part of German city church ESSENCE
Certain instruments ruin a group trying to achieve harmony MARACAS
Cheap room unserviceable for friend of Cicero ATTICUS
Chilly with half the normal oxygen? It could be here COL
English saint dispensing with an ecclesiastical garment ALB
Fabulous bird - a fast ascender into space, not half! ROC
Focus on danger - endless pride HUBRIS
Holed vessel - disastrous end running into coral at sea COLANDER
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Judge put on ceremonial attire back to front: fancy that! DEBORAH
List head of the police section set up for totalitarian ruler DICTATOR
Look at maiden, look! SEEM
Loose Ionian girls showing proclivity to wickedness ORIGINALSIN
Lout in Germany knocking out some of the characters in trip OUTING
Mucky seat at front of coach that's collected leaves? TEASTRAINER
Offer appointment, having to keep working DONATE
Officer and worker giving backing to commercial project ADJUTANT
Party is a hit BASH
Photographer snapped celeb in coat CECILBEATON
Powered device? It's nothing for one to achieve the speed of sound MACHONE
Sprinkling grass? Scurry inside SPATTERING
Star leaving one American address SIR
Temple boss's assistant possibly allowing in a graven image? PAGODA
The main alternative to expensive minerals? TAPWATER
With what's here nine obtain score in exam ELEVENPLUS