The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23708 - September 17, 2007

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Among clarets, I naively placed this white wine RETSINA
Ben's engagement in Sussex town BATTLE
Breaking china after a couple of tantrums TAMING
Case of bishop, perhaps, providing help with joint construction MITREBOX
Corruptly shared pounds in ruthless dealing HARDSELL
Deny overthrow of King Edward, for example REBUT
Device assembled on rocky peak, showing lead etc. scattered inside? METALDETECTOR
Do gullible people buy them in the City? URBANMYTHS
Instructive story a bishop introduced in endless conference PARABLE
Keep in with Conservative, unwise to join party if not wanted GATECRASH
Low-life expert arranges soliciting - more shortly CRIMINOLOGIST
Manoeuvre by skater cut line AXEL
Musical works, in historical times, introduced by old piano OPERAS
Occupied by invading superpower? Just the opposite BUSY
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One is oddly placed above king higher in rank SENIOR
Opposed foreign nobleman before duke COUNTERED
Pressure artist to swindle foreign gallery PRADO
Scored slowly - alternatively, get fast duck LENTO
Section of Oxford University publication with article removed UPPER
Skill hiding information in a part of 18 ARGENTINA
Small report showing post-war increase in deliveries BABYBOOM
Tightly wrapped up, son walked clumsily SWADDLED
Top location for one sport or another BADMINTON
Transport left from St. Andrews, say, for Paddington, perhaps BEARCUB
Turn over form of ID for guard at entrance GATEMAN
What sister changes into, perhaps - leisurewear SWEATSHIRT
When there's local access, going for the inside story here? OPENINGTIMES
With so much area, it could become this major group of countries SOUTHAMERICA