The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23388 - September 7, 2006

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British given Arab backing soon BETIMES
Christmas shopping time in commercial outlet ADVENT
Complains twice about a place being overturned CREATES
Current intake DRAUGHT
Doctor goes on tram - does he expect special fare? GASTRONOME
Erotic dance inappropriate when priest's around LAMBADA
Extremely depressed, I'm working to get in shape DIAMOND
Fielder caught several balls after only one run EXTRACOVER
Fish served regularly in Balmoral to the queen BLOATER
Hospital treatment, say, for swimmer SANDEEL
I protest about being in jail, but I'm not taken seriously COMEDIAN
In RAF college, first of cadets managed successfully CRANWELL
Initially, manager and others are coming round with cutlery, perhaps METALWARE
Managing director engages top class employee MAID
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Nervous about skin blemish, being dark SWARTHY
No time to stop before journey, a sign it's getting late HALFLIGHT
Officer keeping gold in cabinet COMMODORE
One car assumed to be conveying old Muslim back SARACEN
Pet lady trained with great skill ADEPTLY
Restrict junk diet now TIEDOWN
Singular fuss about providing drink SODA
Song's climax upset heroine ARIADNE
Such determination needed to avoid dying intestate? (1,4,2,4,3) AWILLOFONESOWN
Think before introducing badly-behaved kid into church CEREBRATE
To most, unknown soldier PRIVATE
Unexpected result from a standard year - that's not right ANOMALY
Where to find wine merchant, we're told CELLAR
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