The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23541 - March 6, 2007

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Abusive nit endlessly circling one such as Big Ben LIBELLOUS
Act as a substitute for demonstration SITIN
Are English soldiers providing protection? AEGIS
Book of the Month - version of the Bible that's old OCTAVO
Breaks in new military gear BEARSKIN
Compel initial 20% reduction in negotiable reforms OBLIGATE
Complete list very quickly FULLTILT
Composer, a French one, in pleasant surroundings GOUNOD
Correspondence turns up in school ETON
Deduce the number escaping fire INFER
Dissatisfaction with marker attached to canvas DISCONTENT
Firm measure includes university, it's been realised COMETRUE
Fit convicts may feel happier here INGOODNICK
Frank striving to jog from pole to pole OUTSPOKEN
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Game in which press see changes CHINESEWHISPERS
Had the tenner changed straight away THEREANDTHEN
Ice located around the globe SORBET
It's a bloomer, employing forty one in operation OXLIP
Little person, a maiden, I would communicate with MIDGET
Material used in shirt and shoe OXFORD
Money on which police have finally to agree COINCIDE
Produced work lacking fluency LABOURED
Ridiculous! Although altered after I went, it's still ridiculous LUDICROUS
Royal retreat hard to find in island - mapmakers' practice is to circle OSBORNEHOUSE
Spoils jigsaw, perhaps, that's overturned LOOT
Stable lad Jack's left elbow, and right OSTLER
Thirteen huntsmen are INTHEPINK
Try to improve what suspenders do PULLONESSOCKSUP