The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 22049 - May 25, 2002

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Bill's companion, calm for the most part COO
Book in desk I managed to hide KIM
Court evidence in box CASE
Cut second tree STEAK
Disheartened soldier made off DEMORALISED
Dress a female put on at home, with small hole at edging PINAFORE
Gloominess of old boys - old community in London maybe OBSCURITY
Greek woman told to get gun for senior citizen, perhaps GRANNIE
Heavenly body's oxygen detected in measuring instrument METEOR
Investment leader put away for embezzlement PECULATION
Manages to communicate and wins a vote, perhaps GETSACROSS
Mister inwardly affected may be one hounded to death MARTYR
One sailor or another meeting destiny MATELOT
One tender and popular, held by soul in torment, lustful LIBIDINOUS
One who does business with man that's penniless, right? PAWNBROKER
Painter using black and red BLAKE
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Pen catalogue needed by designer STYLIST
Prison's grim - that's telling it like it is CANDOUR
Queen the woman at the top? Absolutely SHEER
Remains ecstatic about money in America SEDIMENT
Ropy thing no one would want to be seen dead with NOOSE
Rudeness hardly worth mentioning? SLIGHT
Scottish island has no loch? That is surprising! ISAY
Scoundrel in fight having turned up in local drunk RAPSCALLION
Sham money a third of retailers received PRETENCE
Thanks and love offered in a religious way TAO
To try to get hold of computer people is to invite trouble ASKFORIT
Valuable stone in one set of twinklers GEMINI
Waiting for possible employment, having left opera team LAIDASIDE
Willingly mention two pages of book, say LIEF
Wrong person to stand in for skipper VICE