The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 23294 - May 20, 2006

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A father about to weep has not succeeded with Biblical writings APOCRYPHA
Any more drips? Leave a mo to rotate - in this? SPINDRYER
Bar connecting other confines INGOT
Big jar talked about GREAT
Bony place round knee half raised LANKY
But yours seems happy making sea route safe MINESWEEPING
Colours on fish tails only half unique UNIONJACK
Fate is chanced upon under sovereign KISMET
Fruit mother's taken as a whole? TOMATO
Funny face cracking up SIDESPLITTING
In conclusion, dirt isn't soil TAINT
Maintaining a standard, every taxi stalls on the street FLEAMARKET
Musician needs help with opening to ballet BASSIST
Old relation takes a bit of fun the wrong way SAGA
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One might go off, for example, across European river - but coming back GRENADE
Rest of Spain is going north, with east going west SIESTA
Rise and fall in general GRADIENT
Scene with basic musical elements ASONGANDDANCE
Seeds harbouring life, regularly identical SELFSAME
Single girl's left in the van to find romance LIAISON
Stretch value on basic food, and cut back EXAGGERATE
String firmly tied on? STABLE
Struggle to get measure with old calculator ENCOUNTER
The odds of Theseus finding river TEES
Unreliable sneak involved in stitch-up, demonstrating frailty WEAKNESS
Want to give team stuffing - down, apparently beaten BLACKANDBLUE
Warm valley - possibly vale when penned? CLEAVAGE
Work big problem for marsupial OPOSSUM