The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 21799 - August 6, 2001

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An excessive desire? I'll go along with that AGREED
Boring instrument a soothsayer heard AUGER
Cavalrymen sound like staunch colleagues TROOPERS
Cunning cat going back round lake for bird GUILLEMOT
Cushy job at home in protected environment SINECURE
Dogmatic sailor leaves hire vehicle, eager to go inside PEDAGOGIC
Drunk comes down to earth in mountainous region HIGHLANDS
Eg Pooter's reason for not bringing murder charge? NOBODY
Express amusement about current comparison SIMILE
Farms found where one river flows into another GRANGES
Foreigner given a right of possession ALIEN
Gradually moving round unknown turn, relaxed EASYGOING
Grey-haired duke's accumulated wealth HOARD
Hung about and longed to embrace everyone DALLIED
Inform on someone providing marijuana GRASS
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Man grasping woman's characteristic style IDIOM
Man possibly beset by protracted noise in channel LONGISLANDSOUND
Nasal inflammation starts to attack a bishop in church CATARRH
Nobleman in swindle gets the red light REARLAMP
Not a clue I devised for 'treat with vaccine'! INOCULATE
Old German secret police's lack of activity STASIS
One who has beef and game bird on river GROUSER
Ostrogoth leader's grim reputation ODOUR
Performers may succeed in jumping on this BANDWAGON
Person engaged at home to look after journalist INTENDED
Result of combining shy sets in new constitution SYNTHESIS
Show embarrassment, being transfixed GORED
Shrub French writer rejected SUMAC
Stand to reason, but fail to utter on leaving GOWITHOUTSAYING
Thumping son, husband leaves complaining peevishly SWINGEING