The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22657 - May 6, 2004

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A party in trouble ADO
Able to take to heart a French composer GOUNOD
Ale brew goes swimmingly, but it's hard work ELBOWGREASE
Awfully dicky INABADWAY
Butt with a mania for collecting information FAGEND
Dam, a pen, possibly ASWAN
Demanding somebody should go to stir without term ONEROUS
Disastrous combination of temperature and smoke rising TRAGIC
Discrimination against British - I'll have just two attempts BIGOTRY
Distant view of venture unlikely to succeed LONGSHOT
Exactly how rent is paid TOTHELETTER
Fiddle about, adjusting trinket endlessly TINKER
From cabbage, beauty aid fanatical daughter extracted KOHLRABI
Go away, completely away CLEAROFF
Gosh! Bird's lost its tail COO
Imposing building organised GRANDIOSE
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Irritable in uniform LIVERY
Jack that can beat one higher-ranked? GIANTKILLER
Leave home and get rid of all one's cards GOOUT
Officer getting to the nitty gritty in talk COLONEL
On return, question being bored eating cheese? DEBRIEF
Rugby player appearing in pantomime HARLEQUIN
Some offer! I doubt it's free RID
Song that's been heard before ERE
Stocky chap firm with wife, perhaps - no love there COWMAN
Students about to make a blunder SLIPUP
Subject to ordinary precautions, it can provide openings TOPIC
Such a fruity-looking girl, but stupid, I'd say SLOEEYED
Tawdry equipment presented to school KITSCH
Throw a spanner in the works and destabilise vessel ROCKTHEBOAT
Unfortunately, the pony is put to sleep HYPNOTISE
Where aircraft stands, thirty days on APRON