The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22714 - July 12, 2004

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A nominated American film AMADEUS
Bird: no cracker, unfortunately CORNCRAKE
Bishop, say - drink that's sweet BUTTERSCOTCH
Capital excursion round the Italian retreats TRIPOLI
Cash in study is dipped into by European READIES
Difficult position in new constituency HOTSEAT
Don is present PUTON
Drank a rum, after time, leaving beer mug TANKARD
Falls once more, knocked over by gunmen NIAGARA
Get beaten in competition and refuse to talk CLOSEUP
Haughty and extremely excitable man of high rank abroad GRANDEE
Idealistic reformer from university, leading Scotsman UTOPIAN
Intend to take positive action in underhand affair MEANBUSINESS
Language in a match, last of season AVESTAN
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Low toll for berth MOORING
Notice one model is fat ADIPOSE
Old wife hemmed in by crowd shows courage PROWESS
Old-fashioned old man penning note DATED
One living luxuriously in German city holding exam finally irrelevant BONVIVANT
Part of leg found on archaeological expedition causes a commotion SHINDIG
Piece of furniture actors' assistant from Cardiff used? WELSHDRESSER
Profligate nicking grand, the villain ROGUE
Rather quaint short word for a loudspeaker TWEETER
Small stem bearing flowers? Any number out of season SPRIG
Son had plenty on nobbled horse SHETLANDPONY
Sounds like a bag for a girl ANNETTE
The car twice broke down; that's its nature CHARACTER
What we call a port is a spirit ARCHANGEL