The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 23480 - December 23, 2006

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Ape beginning to eat fruit ORANGE
At end of last four months, one doubled up with illness BERIBERI
Bad? As it happens, going in wrong direction EVIL
Born to pass away poor, ultimately - more so than others NEEDIER
Boss raising academic citizen to seek high office RUNFORPRESIDENT
Drinking cup cleaner, after scrubbing CRAPULENCE
Furious as boundary gets through cover LIVID
Go over again, with horse rampant? RECAP
God of peace? ODIN
Heading for baldness before time, which is felt on one's head BERET
Huge area hosts good party CONTINGENT
In time, it's held up as lethargy INERTIA
In which tools may be lost SHED
Lowest part of cat, rat - and pig! TROTTER
Man perhaps held back by travel sickness ISLE
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Meticulous detail PARTICULAR
Not entirely free to fight SPAR
On which paint spread without hindrance PALETTE
One is about following eye movements, at the point of death INEXTREMIS
Opportunity to overcome the enemy when the first orders come OPENINGTIME
Parking offence gains four points - nothing admitted, as bit of a chicken PARSONSNOSE
People put their skates on RACE
Real mad and cross? Don't be! RELAX
Show is about here REPRESENT
Strong drug used by hospital department POTENT
Those worshipping pop stars in leotards, I suspect IDOLATERS
Though entering ring road, steer straight ORTHODOX
While in US city unable to find lead, journalist appears stressed EMPHASISED
Wire pretty complex printing machine TYPEWRITER