The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21688 - March 29, 2001

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Clues Answers
24 hours in a Thursday shift - hard going! SATURDAY
Beam and wave following court action TIEBREAKER
Bench taking a line that's rather stiff FORMAL
Closed street to hold an Eastern dance COURANTE
Consider move to trap king, giving check COUNTERACT
Correspondent's one-sided view? POSTCARD
Cricketer in game getting duck, playing erratically? RUBATO
Dock, perhaps, taking time on river TWEED
Dog with leash may snarl SEALYHAM
Dowdy female originally having little drink, back on the booze FRUMPISH
Fliers about to jump lights at stop? REDSTARTS
German scientist's very important invention given priority LIEBIG
Kill report I preferred DISPATCH
Obsession could make one moan repeatedly MONOMANIA
Pair of mules, say, too short for the foot SPAN
Clues Answers
Players take the pitch CAST
Praise from one-time partner almost had an effect EXTOL
Protest with 50% again out DEMODE
Reading filth, ended up corrupt PUTRID
Reported fish in lock CHUBB
Ruin, somewhat run-down UNDO
Run no single story, going over report RELATION
Smell from river, by the mouth ODOUR
Spread of meat and drink served up inside base PREDICATE
Sweet sort of complexion PEACHESANDCREAM
Town street joins a turning off short road STAFFORD
Track being repaired - get involved in a row? LINEUP
Trick seen while chatting RUSE
Warning to evacuate - note being within range of gun? FIREALARM