The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23281 - May 5, 2006

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A result of early closure of corporation BELLYBUTTON
BA perhaps poet fails to finish: that may make his face red FIRSTDEGREEBURN
Can rising elite become pedantic? NITPICK
Deck hands trapped in cage with no opening ORLOP
Eternal put-down of the Dutch in London UXORICIDE
Fear of Brussels closing region's chief plant EUPHORBIA
Figurehead made of lead by loony? Not half FRONTMAN
Gave away painting - it's returned to you while asleep? BETRAYED
Get fit and grope around for one who would 17 PETTIFOGGER
Get one over one's adversary in court LOB
Gossip - one telling tales about criminal's last appeal, rejected before gallows FLIBBERTIGIBBET
Hardy's fine without audition? FEARLESS
Hold it to cut out drawing TIEBREAK
Horse one's beginning to back in way-out display EXHIBIT
Image of a man crushed by a beast, one up amongst the best? OXONIAN
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Leaders of international boxing organisation held up belt OBI
Left in gunge, friends regularly get soaked? PLASTERED
Manipulator drops wife who looks for compliments ANGLER
Metal layer, one with unusual casing RHENIUM
Obscene name written with a pen NASTY
One penalised in court for overstepping the mark FOOTFAULT
Prime piece of pork in grease served up - I would like fat LIPOID
Raised time to stroll briefly round, in European city WUPPERTAL
Ready to keep mum HUSHMONEY
Stress being cut out, is getting around ICTUS
The most common element of Ho Chi Minh's character AITCH
Vital force given up? Not at first ORGONE
Whines unpredictably, having not long been born NEWISH
With tongue swollen, reportedly ill, having such a head? THICK
Yorkshire river stopped short of English moor WHARF