The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23076 - September 8, 2005

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A bit of wood on a ship ABOARD
A note - message showing friendliness AMICABLE
Any hitch could be disastrous for this flower HYACINTH
As far as I'm concerned, make do with unknown quantity in rise FORMYPART
Away from its source, river appears brown UMBER
Beat, as one may having crop THRESH
Delay taking action to punish in two different ways HANGFIRE
Formality man classified as provocative INFLAMMATORY
Fortunate game, losing just a pawn LUCKY
Gather together five hundred to five hundred and fifty in the shade HUDDLE
Genuine article retained by relative in charge AUTHENTIC
Gives in and returns YIELDS
In the interval, I detected sound VALID
In Virginia service is altered, with the order reversed VICEVERSA
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Irritability displayed by the French? That's easily changed LABILE
Knights shout out, greeting girl inside CHIVALRY
Let peasant compete around noon HINDRANCE
Manage to back horse in time EPOCH
Masseurs may mingle socially RUBSHOULDERS
No credit given, unfortunately, for principles DOCTRINE
No one could replace this nursery rhyme HUMPTYDUMPTY
Our abacus all awry - it's only employed occasionally CASUALLABOUR
Packaged underwear for egghead BRAINBOX
Proposal - it's put up in the middle of the month MOTION
Subtle shade of difference is not apparent in pest NUANCE
Sweet talk that's deceptive HUMBUG
Torrent of abuse from girl worried about tease DIATRIBE
Wander, say, over to sample gismos GADGETRY