The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23833 - February 11, 2008

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Clues Answers
Appropriate Republican probing American in high position USURP
Assembly requiring father to hold post up PARLIAMENT
Australian resident wants bill cut back WOMBAT
Bear's coming back as children's toy HOOP
Benefactor has name inscribed in entrance DONOR
Column emitting metallic sound STELE
Deliveries wasted, roses being so past their best OVERBLOWN
Dull individual back here after failure SQUAREONE
Engineers have day before magistrate REEVE
Farewell horrid lepidoptera: none seen for ages! TOODLEPIP
Generous firm leaving barrister to seek information UNSELFISH
Gossip's beginning to concern milliner to the Queen CHATTERER
Highlights in obvious fabrication CLEARSTORY
I hit boxer, terrible showman EXHIBITOR
Imbibe one drink, then a second SUPPORTER
Leader of Tories involved in payments for honours FETES
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Miller's bewitching play - it gets very heated CRUCIBLE
Non-professionals treated meanly LAYMEN
Not quite light enough for a necklace TORC
Old ruler warns what conspirators are INCAHOOTS
One leaving pitch to fight for a mineral FELDSPAR
Piece of equipment that's new to Old Bill picked up? BATON
Press Club IRON
Rose seen spilling fluid on bar FLORIBUNDA
Section of autopsy chosen for horror film PSYCHO
Sibyl, missing line, goes after hot poet HORACE
Some nearly went astray in formal garden PARTERRE
Subject to choose shortly TOPIC
Taking great interest is normally right for everyone USURY
Tree planted in a garden plot enjoyed a soaking ABSORBED
Wielder of hammer, painfully sensitive, heard lisping? THOR
With various religions in it, father gets converted INTERFAITH