The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22854 - December 22, 2004

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Bacterium, possibly from pig, kept in dish PATHOGEN
Behind sink there's old pudding SAGO
Ben has new leader - not male but female gusher FOUNTAIN
Briefly visiting parts of the golf course in wrong order? INANDOUT
Broadcasting group outside university doing a turn RELAYING
Celebrity about to entertain extremely ordinary chap EVERYMAN
Close down drinking den, admitting defeat in retrospect DISSOLVE
Craven gerrymandering restricts one seeking to get even AVENGER
Dope crosses lake in valley GLEN
Fastener pulled in opening curtain PORTIERE
Feeble new board is awful LAMENTABLE
Game dog is fast mover, good for a short time SPRINGER
Genuine bind: a foe being nasty BONAFIDE
Go abroad in English plane gaining speed EMIGRATE
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I am having drink my Times boss brought in IMPORTED
Left facing pain, grow weak LANGUISH
Making nest comfortable? Hard, if an egret's struggling FEATHERING
Most affluent king has box for treasure on island RICHEST
Not a soul said to be religious NONE
Old woman cavorting in bed with male BELDAME
On jaunt, allows three children to come together TRIPLETS
Poisonous creature on crops I zapped SCORPION
React, touching son going to pool RESPOND
Shell may be one of those lined up for this business building HATCHERY
Shrub is red again after treatment GARDENIA
Steps to get in money when there's disease PESTILENCE
Test shows sea creature lacks carbon ORAL
Violet and Georgia in race following the route NAVIGATION