The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23961 - July 9, 2008

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A gent who gets drunk working perhaps should go here? ONTHEWAGON
A party song and dance ADO
A sleep round about one: that will cure anything PANACEA
All right during school holiday to refrain from eating hot meal COOKEDBREAKFAST
Before training at Barts, I'm replaced unexpectedly PREMEDICAL
Curb on media REPRESS
Decrease in strength IRON
Dirt initially sticking to carpet? Acquire protective floor covering DRUGGET
Drugs one abandoned set aside for redistribution SEDATES
Empty dining area with a fireplace installed MEANINGLESS
Escort for minister ATTEND
Extremely funny performer put through the mill FACTORY
Gallivant with a Frenchman, the swine GADARENE
Given dream job, journalist congratulated PLUMED
Going on laborious march? You can't finish - whizz back in car YOMPING
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Help with homework settled in advance PREPAID
Item of kit on display before a match VESTA
Made enquiries about tax before one's sold off PRIVATISED
Observer proprietor supporting British enterprise originally BEHOLDER
On evenly cut grass, cultivates plant GASWORKS
Party member with yen to oversee a whole country LIBYA
Providers of such entertainment work hand in glove PUPPETSHOW
Put removable cover round swimming pool LIDO
Refusal to take a horse? He took two NOAH
Row among skateboarders OAR
Staff enabling standards to be raised FLAGPOLE
Style of painting intended, say, to portray nature TEMPERAMENT
To satisfy desire for water head off here? LAKE
Tried to bring new order to city DETROIT
Well-trained actor: he learns to prepare for speech CLEARONESTHROAT