The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21573 - November 14, 2000

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A desire to forge banknotes? READIES
A difficult thing to bear? That's not how it's seen here ACROSS
A disturbance following first couple of cheer-leaders in vehicle CHARIOT
A feature of Cockneys' language? SLANG
Agitated, as interest is reduced by a half RESTLESS
Artist having frame of fawn or light brown CARAMEL
Built to last or about to break? ROBUST
Bully man caught reiterating nonsense? HECTOR
Carol grabs the best, being hysterical? SCREAMING
Composer's decision to omit overture and finale of concert VERDI
Custom of banishment? Old lover has to go TRADITION
Drinking establishment excluding a woman BARBARA
Extremity may have nasty one ingrowing TOENAIL
Famous actor oneÕs seen in Sixties musical OLIVIER
Fruit with flavour Irene specially collected TANGERINE
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German booze, not English, loaded on ship BERLINER
Hiding in shelter, a king needs a good escape LEAKAGE
Holy man bringing strange solemnity into designated places SIMEONSTYLITES
Husband settles into pleasant cubby-hole NICHE
I need to make the right connections in my business OPERATOR
Ideal trip ending with region of Spain PARAGON
Looking after the family pets NEPOTISM
One short extract from poem, that's all UNIVERSE
Perhaps one that's stopped the heart? ORGAN
Religious song, say, in specially devised prison ceremony NEGROSPRRRTTAA
Restaurant with no cooker overlooking yard EATERY
Slate roof half demolished on this side of a street ROAST
Summer garment in miscellanea I discarded by Christmas, finally SUNDRESS
Vessels capsizing, leading to fury in port STAVANGER
Worker given less prominence in report MINER