The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22775 - September 21, 2004

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Ascetics possessing many indispensable qualities ESSENCES
Coil of rope taken in off a kedge FAKE
Compare a plant organism, as some pronounce it LIKEN
Composer of musicals with house in Commonwealth port HOBART
Disobliging Parisian, one practising Mrs Bardell's trade UNACCOMMODATING
Evil old man attracted to Chinese culture SINOPHIL
Examiner run into by American truck-driver TEAMSTER
Extremely sloppy stock set-up SYSTEM
Female judge visiting one island, or a great many! FIJI
Gratuity given to county court officials TIPSTAFFS
Leader in race to secure English mediator PEACEMAKER
Like the Sun to reveal whether soldiers stabbed sergeant-major? STELLIFORM
Lines written by cleric about new weapons CANNONRY
Literary pirate initially excluded by southern state SMEE
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Most astute copper meets match CUTEST
Pay attention, and nip a person's corn? PINBACKONESEARS
Possibly stop making the meaning clear? PUNCTUATIONMARK
Proposal inducing nausea in some travellers MOTION
Races to capture tiny sound made by bird TWEET
Reliable place for sailing, perhaps SOUND
Stop fundamental truth being proclaimed PRINCIPAL
Subject to choice, for the most part TOPIC
Taking dangerous chances with nuts? PLAYINGWITHFIRE
Tense about a faulty motoring requisite TAILLIGHT
Think little of judge one sets out to interrupt DISESTEEM
Tiny isles finally disappear, somehow, in ominous way SINISTERLY
Vehicle manufacturer who invented the power loom? CARTWRIGHT
Woman like Siobhan, with no husband IRIS