The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23038 - July 26, 2005

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... preceded by one in French, on non-professional carpet protection UNDERLAY
Act on lead and locate changing of stories ANECDOTAL
Admire English pronunciation of twenty four ESTEEM
Almost secure some lingerie NIGHTIE
Ape - I and a companion set about it IMITATE
Attack on newly-introduced method of divination SORTILEGE
Became serious and embarrassed after second award SOBERED
Bra, thinly repaired, that's hard to get out of LABYRINTH
Chase about frantically, interrupting manager on the way up INTHEASCENDANT
Cook some paste - a marzipan STEAM
Disappear without right coat VARNISH
Fool returns to the south of France without using motorway IDIOT
Free, say, in return for roof-tree RIDGE
Gets involved with person I fancy ROPESIN
Huge creature - see the two crossing English border BEHEMOTH
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In reply, put together again article in German ... REJOINDER
Judge let in by father with key to small postwar house PREFAB
Lawyer attending jousting - that's not acceptable ATTORNEY
Make unknown drink BRANDY
Muscles in, getting to the drink ABSINTHE
Neglect makes female entertainer lose heart DISUSE
One policeman assigned to every charge IMPEACH
Place to buy food - pretty, in a manner of speaking DELIVERY
Prickly plant providing most of the fibre used in carpets THISTLE
Send a rude message to the object of one's affection FLAME
Smart alec takes gang cycling round one stretch of water WISEACRE
Topping idea - cake involved, not gateau ICING
Tortuous path, one taken in carriage PHAETON
Twelve land JAPAN
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