The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 22851 - December 18, 2004

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Clues Answers
Bird beginning to seek food in fish basket SCREECHOWL
Book someone to assist pianist PAGETURNER
Boy is going to be absorbed in painting? Like blazes he will ARSONIST
Breach of agreement, in part INFRACTION
Ceremony recognised retiring prime minister's work POMP
Clerical garment, almost completely black ALB
Composition that's sung hourly in church CHORALE
Conceive a slogan for anti-Ecstasy protester IMAGINE
Fall down and get up HITTHEDECK
Fastened securely and whipped LASHED
Friend originally, as well as emperor FERDINAND
German city that is attractive to northerners BONNIE
Get cold feet when in the open air again? BACKOUT
Holy book's writing style showing tendency to digress EXCURSIVE
Home: where this is, hot? HEARTH
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Lobster soup again? What would the French say! BISQUE
Mate, see, finally put foot in attic room COCKLOFT
No score at end of crucial game LOO
One receiving goods is given shelter by cove, we've heard BAILEE
Regrets government's ignoring Liberal leader RUES
Reluctantly accept fleet's to get broken up at end of war SETTLEFOR
Revolutionary party needs some time to achieve strategic advantage LEVERAGE
State trial stopped by emperor backtracking OREGON
Summon in court everyone supporting husband CALLFORTH
Tortured soul one set free UNLOOSE
Trustworthy delegate on university board REPUTABLE
Two types of wood found beneath bottom of pile? Nonsense EYEWASH
Undertook, in a war, to capture island out east OKINAWA
Walking about aimlessly, take some food near lake FLANERIE
Way I sometimes cut a plant STONECROP