The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 23222 - February 25, 2006

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Clues Answers
A numbing and boring profession? DENTISTRY
A party may need one - to be released? ALIBI
An effect of position at the front beginning to wear off PLACEBO
Angel in Hades running in the wrong direction NURSE
At one, during meal, discarding hard nut LUNATIC
Bad-tempered, penniless Dickensian orphan needs food IRRITABLE
Clean brush SCRUB
Crow should be avoiding bird GOINGSTRAIGHT
Deepest part of water I'm not sure will be above my middle TUMMY
Dignitary - - may not! MAYOR
Figure keeping son dry THIRSTY
Good children sparkle GLITTER
Green nut in a red variety UNTRAINED
Hearth support needing source of wood, say, to capture effect FIREDOG
I'm back, and I'm fully developed! IMAGO
Clues Answers
Important in breaking into sealant, cap removed EMINENT
In wrong cage, called for attention to an animal ORANGUTAN
Italian woman won't open books - which makes her so? IGNORANT
Items done all at sea got wet MOISTENED
One panting for a snack? HOTDOG
Paparazzo is desperate to understand GETTHEPICTURE
Particular type preferred to accommodate desperate character PEDANT
Simple argument, one prompting action PLAINTIFF
Spirit that is brought in early, bypassing borders ARIEL
Titters, as legs buckling after performance GIGGLES
Unfashionable? Fashionable? Tell me! OUTWITHIT
Weakling exploits work MILKSOP
Went before penny dropped PRECEDED
What may be optic in bottle NERVE
When emperor Nero, meaning to disregard me, fiddled ANNOREGNI