The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22977 - May 16, 2005

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A number of musicians and others turning up in the Bible OCTET
A satire about English flat development TALEOFATUB
Carry out the old bishop with ring uplifted OBEY
Ceremonial cloak with jewel as finishing touch COPESTONE
Collection of hardbacks that could be scarce at university CRUSTACEA
Common place, say, to find parking space PLATITUDE
Cross desert that's on either side IRATE
Custom rejected by Biblical people EDOM
Drove spear viciously into coat OVERSPREAD
Food worries EATS
Furnish criminal with testimonial CONTRIBUTE
Giving nasty looks? Alice never heard of such a thing! UGLIFICATION
Health-giving device for getting brown TOASTINGFORK
In downhill race look out for crash SLAM
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It is held by the journeyman regularly to reduce costs SEASONTICKET
Moslem mystic starts to study unfamiliar foreign ideas SUFI
Obstetrician attending bed in one old city ACCOUCHEUR
One sees church language initially suppressed OPTIC
Passing judgment, and not in mere phrases? SENTENCING
Plucky museum official, who once poached? GAMEKEEPER
Searches vigorously for such authentic music ROOTS
Second sweater needed for him? EXTRACOVER
Speak proper - is one doing a wind-up? REEL
Tailless bird soaring over African mount BERG
Uncle Sam's things recollected in a camera AMERICANA
What the Ancient Mariner did to people in the spray BUTTONHOLE
Where to acknowledge sin arising from the lesson of Cain CONFESSIONAL
Without women, theatre closed prematurely STAG