The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 23994 - August 16, 2008

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Colour that's up or down EIDER
Conspiracy turned to confusion - after execution, there were martyrs here TOLPUDDLE
Creating sacred piece, tiniest thing takes time MOTET
Dancer's colleague may appear a bright star COMET
Delicacy from Channel Islands or sea near Cherbourg ORMER
Dim entrance? DELIGHT
Exhausted, died, having fallen DRAINED
Fight's taken the distance in recycling centre SCRAPYARD
Girl's strong desire to become a historian SALLUST
Give no peace to Sir Hugo's killer on Dartmoor HOUND
Goddess not finishing prawn cocktail, say ASTARTE
In a more ominous situation, married sweetheart ADMIRER
In France, this demonstrates one in the eye for the English BAYEUXTAPESTRY
In the past certainly betrayer was beheaded and chopped up YESTERYEAR
In which Dean and Chapter run into alien? CLOSEENCOUNTER
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Island with a genuine resort NEWGUINEA
Lake with higher level? Not following violent blow in it ULLSWATER
Might it bring lad to vice? DOLCEVITA
No good recording simple shot TAPIN
Nothing to regret about change in Dublin EURO
Obtained real estate in Baltic island GOTLAND
One Sunday, a railway returned to Syrian city PALMYRA
One that may come in to bowl and attack, going after wicket WASSAIL
Prepares clothes for old convict to wear IRONS
Put more into very nerdy type SADDO
So depressed about doctor's damning verdict THUMBSDOWN
Stop horse that's beginning to accelerate WHOA
To Saturn, a trip for one? ASTRONAUT
Urgent, but wrong time to involve the press IMMEDIATE
Wife drinks wine, about to deal with mouthful MASTICATE