The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23116 - October 25, 2005

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Clues Answers
Abrupt manner of scoundrels sent back inside CURTNESS
Ask woman to replace son's waterproof jacket ANORAK
Be nineteen to little woman intervening in a row ADJOIN
Bold when throwing over girl of sassy disposition INTREPID
Booth providing two similar creatures with home ASSASSIN
Clock displaying charge I paid with hesitation TAXIMETER
Common sense a small number employ endlessly NOUS
Creature in central Laos eating bananas in stream ARMADILLO
Flighty girl's face reported at front of carriage FIZGIG
Government will introduce short test in month to a year MATRIARCHY
Heart-rending decorum regularly exhibited in mines PITEOUS
Immediately following former partner engaged by conservationists NEXT
Issue a challenge, writing article in record catalogues ENTERTHELISTS
It's produced by people giving a hand in the pit APPLAUSE
Literary work left in European skiing area EPISTLE
Clues Answers
Married president's aids to communication MIKES
Music trapeze artistes use at their peril NONET
Nice chap for whom we must be sixteen? FRENCHMAN
One who treats hip with manipulation? THERAPIST
Prisoner escaping from specific Greek territory CRETE
Prokofiev's first trio is so curiously animated SPIRITOSO
Relish appeal over film ASPIC
Resistant to impact of evidence after second drink SHOCKPROOF
Restriction Mowgli mitigated a bit LIMIT
Scotsman attending game with neat varsity type OXONIAN
Security device Peter used, mostly working in pool SAFETYPIN
Single article creditor kept in stores? Good grief! STONETHECROWS
Strike leader arrested by Juan Domingo - he's the third PERSON
Toffee-nosed southern friar going to the city STUCKUP
Warm and dry in centre of breezeless state ZAIRE