The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22953 - April 18, 2005

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'A poor showing!' I cried to my converts MEDIOCRITY
Cleric putting bomb on vehicle VICAR
Cutting a deep furrow, an industrious worker TRENCHANT
Different backing to the lady's OTHER
Duck has to fly ESCAPE
Group of schoolchildren construct accommodation for hare FORM
I have finished first, producing records ARCHIVE
It's not just the amusement park that's lost its head UNFAIR
Jinn or gin? SPIRIT
Made a supreme effort and caught the up train WENTTOTOWN
Make hair curl, using roller, perhaps WAVE
Motorway menace often full of ice CONE
Musician's patron spies insects crawling around inside CECILIA
Nicholas and Colin are sobriquets NICKNAMES
No-hoper getting nearer, but caught out LOSER
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Not christened or married? Only informally WITHOUTCEREMONY
Oration delivered in one of the provinces ONTARIO
Pass on cash COLON
Point other people drew attention to earlier, long ago THEYEARDOT
Powerful tractor, perhaps, one you can depend on TOWEROFSTRENGTH
Powerless pensioners - one's found refuge OASIS
Rent-a-party? It's a wind-up TORNADO
Reproof evoked by misconduct ultimately given by leader in voice TALKINGTO
Revised coach's list of educational establishments SCHOLASTIC
Run as a Communist TROT
Somewhat imprecisely, these draw a dividing line WATERSHED
Succeed with computer science? Don't be ridiculous COMEOFFIT
Unusually, end phrase with a point SHARPENED
Very dry - a litre could make you violent BRUTAL
Vessel needing cover for interior LINER