The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21606 - December 22, 2000

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Clues Answers
'25' made family doctor popular KINGPIN
A lake in an inaccessible place AERIE
A way to replace middle of the sample TASTE
At the finish, the thoroughbred trailing the field moved slowly EDGED
Bath - what bus runs there? WASHTUB
Best of the pits WORST
Boss has the best fruit (see 28 across) TOPBANANA
Diver's given answer during amalgamation of companies MERGANSER
En route, stubborn general is ignored INTRANSIT
Feature of church required reform, so they say ALTAR
Geographical feature, island, covered by map PLAIN
Having entered Mum and Dad mostly raced fast RAMADAN
In this fashion a poet joins artist to produce TV programme SOAPOPERA
Incompatible girl left Isaac UNALIKE
Man bearing English flag of inferior quality CHEAPJACK
Misuse of this could result in bad credit DEBITCARD
Clues Answers
Newspaper to run holiday home TIMESHARE
One who took the lead, going for gold? ALCHEMIST
Pampered, I become animated? Some hope! PIPEDREAM
Part of speech I am withdrawing - look around for the note SEMIBREVE
Plan to up production of super pies STRATAGEM
Scholar raised voice - Sir! BARONET
Set in motion food and drink outside STARTUP
Shock a parish priest with a lie? That's unacceptable APPAL
Sketched river in early light? DRAWN
Stop putting sulphur in a container AVAST
U-turn made by couple nearing American city - not silently ALOUD
Unexpectedly fresh version of The Great Pretender? UPSTART
Where canoe can come to grief OCEAN
Where noodles might be having problems INTHESOUP
Wolf seen in Lakeland AKELA
Young man in agony becomes champion PALADIN