The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23103 - October 10, 2005

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Abstract read for English essayist STEELE
Battle decoration WARPAINT
Beans about right, following top dressing put on by woman HEADSCARF
Beauty aid secured by a magazine POWDER
Beetle's black leg, say, encircling a cockroach's midriff SCARAB
Best obtainable diet for the country's obese FATOFTHELAND
Burning forest tree top ARDENT
Crude but hearty comic EARTHY
Crumpled hat prole finds surplus PLETHORA
Discouraging aspect of a public school DOWNSIDE
Distinctive character of an English Tommy ETHOS
Distribute stern notices to produce penitence CONTRITENESS
Got ready and came to grief right away CASHED
Higgins's initial challenge to Eliza ASPIRATE
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Hurry to work to be a candidate RUNFOROFFICE
In library, ask for writer BORROW
It sounds like a Berber affair AMOUR
Jewish ascetic not cold in heart ESSENE
Meet, given direction to walk round ASSEMBLE
Money put at first in very old envelope INVOLUCRE
One involved in diplomacy has to be silent TACIT
Pole not wanting to chill last of lager for brass hat STAFFOFFICER
Resort one may be driven to for safety RECOURSE
Revolting rude solos, paradoxically descriptive of clean air ODOURLESS
Sad vocal making one drink CALVADOS
Some poplin, enough to make clothes and sheets LINEN
Those chosen travelled with the conductor ELECTRODE
Towards the end author identifies mounted rider HORSEMAN