The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23631 - June 19, 2007

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Attack brings retreat of men in lousy team BROADSIDE
Bachelorhood in Maryland? FREESTATE
Bit of letter not visible here DESCENDER
Black tree with less growth on BALDER
Characters inside school getting cooked salmon COHO
Conduct of your writer after drink, sunk in depression DEPORTMENT
Dealership the man's established in foreign country FRANCHISE
Do act to entertain the guests? PARTYPIECE
Evil number two may have a powerful grip VICE
Fatty stuff in fleshy part I had reduced LIPID
Gen about bill, Conservative legislation favouring workers FACTORYACTS
Girl yawning, regularly dropping off ANN
Hospital in animated protest to bring necessary improvement STOPTHEROT
I look to collect writers on love - here's a particular poem ILPENSEROSO
It's a Gershwin song, beginning to end IRA
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Joint by river is where they hold hops ROAST
Less resting like this could make one happy INBED
Like a sort of fast day when detective loses time MAIGRE
Manage to pen a couple of lines - source of inspiration? CALLIOPE
One way to get eight in small Caribbean dwelling TWOBYFOUR
Philosophical doctrine is taken to be a field of interest REALM
Pledge of marriage given in writing HAND
Prison numbers finally doubled - good judgement? CANNINESS
Religious woman's movement going round in circles EDDY
Repeatedly following a possible pattern for 1 dn? YEARINYEAROUT
Succeeded in an eleven, finally out stumped ATSEA
To find a tree - so tricky when there's this? DEFORESTATION
Variable current with only half the sailors getting to a port ACCRA
Verdict is given anew, getting one imprisoned? RECIDIVIST
Wise guy packing in group for nostalgic period on railway STEAMAGE