The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23866 - March 20, 2008

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- he's invested in suitable American equipment APPARATUS
Attack or support the political Left BELABOUR
Aussie town band welcomed by Miss Liddell's private secretary ALICESPRINGS
Authorised learner knocked over most of drink LEGAL
Creature's way, in Bible, to board a rescue vessel AARDVARK
Girl who covers old doctor with trifle? TOMBOY
Go astray over in Ascension Island SIN
Good record people of breeding show GENTRY
In Poole he represented a port authority OENOPHILE
Inappropriate comment of rugby player meeting queen IMPROPER
Jolly active person seen outside window DORMER
Lackey old duke included in staff POODLE
Maltreatment received I see as unreal ILLUSIVE
Old man consuming Oriental food item PEA
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Perfect place associated primarily with high-class headgear UTOPIA
Proper clothing has no black pigment REALGAR
Returning in time, Jack corrected mistakes ERRATA
Sensational act reveals leading agent's set-up SHOWSTOPPER
Sensational as one's vices may be GRIPPING
Serve as host at a royal investiture, perhaps? DOTHEHONOURS
Shoot attendant for failure to reach target SLIPPAGE
Smooth top of table, one of seven in suite PLANET
Soft drink the French imbibed with salad COLESLAW
Soldier claimed to be organised like ambulance crews ... PARAMEDICAL
Undermine plan to return to part of South America PAMPAS
What we may say, seeing attractive moulding? CORNICE
Wood by a river incorporating initially a form of defence APOLOGIA
Zest a theatre cat reduced excessively GUSTO