The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23573 - April 12, 2007

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A shrub planted round front of garden in row ARGUE
Briefly visit old man at home POPIN
Deflated, flat like this? Absolutely! INDEED
Drink of rum I order in vain VINORDINAIRE
Engaged in doing drug, fully informed UPTOSPEED
Engraved, say, without excessive ornamentation CHASTE
For example, welcoming Scandinavian girl in Northern area EASTRIDING
Going by air, a distant part of Ireland TIPPERARY
Greeting covers small island and part of large one HAITI
Hollow in road, however, quickly covered by staff POTHOLE
In African country, preserve ancient tribe BENJAMIN
In which one heavenly body eclipses others BEAUTYCONTEST
Long and tedious series showed up a city in US LITANY
Modern kind of scanner to search around a burial site CATACOMB
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Musical craft in a quartet, say, led by piano PINAFORE
OK? Better than just OK VERYWELL
One needing MP's backing PRIMEMINISTER
Origin of conflict - abuses, perhaps, turning bad? CASUSBELLI
Penning one is each MP's need, originally MAIDENSPEECH
Present, possibly, but not together? TENSE
Put up with intensive pressure that woman has to bear SHEATHE
Recitals composed to include new instruments CLARINETS
Tiny lead horse had, frantically covering last part of straight SHORTHEAD
Tried eating duck cooked in one way TOASTED
Ursa Minor seen west of a Caribbean island CUBA
Various seabirds DIVERS
Wine and spirits a guy can get attached to TENTPEG
Wood for split deck DEAL