The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22801 - October 21, 2004

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At one villa I failed to offer relief ALLEVIATION
Attempt to arrest bumpkin not hard? Not that easy TRICKY
Be a satanist maybe with great energy LIKETHEDEVIL
Cartoonist shows the man being given a thump by trendy boy HEATHROBINSON
Commended as pressure increased PRAISED
Deck sport returns around end of winter ORLOP
Drug satisfactorily obtained from plant SPEEDWELL
Everyone has a wish from the beginning ALLALONG
Film looks back to old city retrospectively NEWSREEL
For him, Trilby sang live, but unnaturally SVENGALI
Hold up basket HAMPER
Is angry, possibly becoming lilac? SYRINGA
Items of jewellery finish inside underwear PENDANTS
Name engraved in broken strip of wood SPLINT
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Rumpus when manuscript full of rubbish is sent back STORM
Sailor comes to port finally for loose woman TART
Saint, to stomach unfermented grape juice STUM
Side beginning to cheer something hovering above? AIRSHIP
So, prose line converted into poem ILPENSEROSO
Son should stay off the cocaine today NOW
There's nothing to equal a romantic marriage LOVEMATCH
They supply drink - buffoon delivers PUNCHBOWLS
Those people on river, some turning up for play THEMOUSETRAP
Tiny home to keep quiet about MINUTE
Tramp in grass asleep SLUMBERING
Very eager not to finish earlier AGO
Warrior bishop who wrote poetically about Man? ALEXANDERPOPE
Wild animal? Only Pussy, we hear MEERKAT