The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23486 - January 1, 2007

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Abstract - not quite the opposite of 19 PRECIS
Approximate account accepted by one immediately following INEXACT
Army's obsession with north of island TASMANIAN
Becoming extremely lively, appear at front SEEMLY
Bordering on what nanny may give us ABUTTING
Caution cleaner in vessel swallowing illegal drug CHARINESS
Chop and beer Roy prepared, not deserving censure BEYONDREPROACH
Churchyard feature the solver mentioned YEW
Clothing torn when keeping goal RAIMENT
Environmentalist's first comfortable issue? ECOSYSTEM
Former wife involved in dancing this reel ERSTWHILE
Founder of US state adorning flag PENNON
Fruit the old man always consumed PAPAYA
Get round points Law Lord introduced ELUDE
Going too far, pinching silver in anger OUTRE
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He makes what he sells, lock, stock and barrel GUNSMITH
It's grim at the back of the galley! STERN
Jones's daughter avoiding dark blue INIGO
Man securing carpet ultimately made of this? ISTLE
Meet in Parisian bar ENCOUNTER
Minor irritation very quiet chap accepts at home PINPRICK
Rabbit on, identifying Bos grunniens YAK
Rocky island originally sheltering a breed of cattle SKERRY
Some call it Chinese fruit LITCHI
Souvenir from stronghold, a Japanese drink KEEPSAKE
Stop a rocket, but understand position of stopper? (3,2,2,3,4) GETITINTHENECK
Study of unusual merit in Laos? ORIENTALISM
Tore frantically into study to get something to eat PROFITEROLE
Tribesmen I observe close by, say ICENI
Unresistingly go round city after four PASSIVELY