The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23125 - November 4, 2005

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A collector of waste matter I am - I collect the rot CHEMICALTOILET
Approaching the eleventh hour, daughter becoming minister ATTEND
Bird beset by problem in front of breast STERNUM
Cancel record set in concrete REPEAL
Comedian ultimately requires only funny material NYLON
Country's pioneering woman parliamentarian imprisoned in China PASTORAL
Different partner separated by pairs dancing DISPARATE
English city's as central as it could be LANCASTER
Exclamation of disgust having plugged damn wind DRAUGHT
Film character for whom story extended length of feature PINOCCHIO
French artist beginning to sketch entrance INGRESS
From warplane see ship about to be taken out FIGHTER
Greek character observed going west, set off DETONATE
Hard to fake passport RIGID
Horse of many hands entering Jewish state STALLION
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In essence, court goes spare EXTRA
Lunatic to cover nether regions - one wouldn't! NUDIST
Message that's feeble to be returned, I maintained EMAIL
Oil producer in plant entertaining our relatives RAPESEED
Sea bird finds inflammable liquid in sound PETREL
Secretly gain access to all tipsters initially backing horse TAPINTO
Surface material providing measure of acidity in a compound ASPHALT
To make an impression, slim down a bit CUTADASH
Top game held up as sensational LURID
Unusually perceptive talent, yet pedestrian activity THOUGHTREADING
Where one's comfortable, one's invested capital SOFIA
While hypocrisy conceals purpose, increasing in power ASCENDANT
Wicked Nazi organisation, say, taken aback about old revolutionary GODLESS
Witty joke on bloke PUNGENT
Work in corrupt prison BASTILLE