The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23208 - February 9, 2006

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... the French people stifle support by one or two ... LAMEBRAIN
... two backing a clean-up with this LOOFA
A blue note acknowledging debt is brought round: how ridiculous is that? IASKYOU
Book covered in sulphate — a blank book ALBUM
Breathe in oddly in winter HIBERNATE
Copper hosting a coppers' closed meeting CAUCUS
Dog splutters noisily SPITZ
Elementary school's opening with first graduate in charge BASIC
Excellent worker used to prevent overheating COOLANT
Foundation religious course after monk is brought in to teach by university INFRASTRUCTURE
Grand appearance of aristocracy GENTRY
How vendettas start and how ... WITHAVENGEANCE
Italian or Greek letter sent up to English composer UMBRIAN
Kit out English sports team EQUIPE
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Maintenance puts in an appearance once a wall collapses ALLOWANCE
Mark at Foreign Office caught by agent, the idiot TOMFOOL
Meaningless nonsense heard from this Dutch painter BOSCH
Midshipman's superior SNOTTY
No longer a case for demanding payment EXACTION
Officer of Royal Household demanding curry GROOM
Plant ball near boundary JACKBYTHEHEDGE
Pound with concealed guns, only half producing retort THROWBACK
Roofer I'd employed to construct a safety measure FIREDOOR
See a round taken by champion doctor finally, one helping people breathe VAPORIZER
Spiteful volleyball team are destroyed VIPERISH
Vain pursuit of hogweeds — social misfits WILDGOOSECHASE
With an eye defect you'll get hampered going outside CROSSEYED
With dropping, violin bow gets damaged — forgotten, in this state OBLIVION