The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 22103 - July 27, 2002

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A junior officer on horse is in one's element COBALT
Battle's hot - I shall need sharpened blade at the front EDGEHILL
Bishop wants a source of quartz for church BASILICA
Cavalry regiment in breeches once HORSE
Changing Sun's leader at its head office SWAPPING
Christmas decoration and wine offered in plant HOLLYHOCK
Eat leaves and bark GRAZE
Estuary commonly spoken of as dark brown UMBER
Hate to use a sawn-off weapon in spirit of vengeance? ABOMINATE
Having travelled, nasty feeling one shouldn't have this time? JETLAG
Issuing shares, talking foolishly about gold PRORATING
It may be low on furthest point of horizon MOON
Made fun of being poorly dressed RAGGED
Most orderly, so fails to go into what could be given for tat TIDIEST
Napoleon, the first one with no time to ask for help CONSUL
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Nuts? They'll deal with them CRACKERS
Oil producer's share not worked out NORTHSEA
Passionate words in bed - Rita and I getting excited DIATRIBE
Pleased last of haze is clearing GLADE
Relaxes, given evidence veracity levels are rising? LIESDOWN
Schoolchild perhaps, one that's getting on plane BOARDER
Simple plants produced liquor - over a gallon drunk? ALGAE
Sort of drawing that's given to plenipotentiary FREEHAND
Soundly support Mr Spock, for one, in such revelry? BACCHANALIAN
Square dancing ladies? NINE
Strongly fancied to win such poker REDHOT
Two weak elements in this bit of verse, after strong start DACTYL
Union non-member a target for Coleridge's seaman WEDDINGGUEST
Using blue light, it may show healthy disrespect for red AMBULANCE
Youngster's heartily sick, given this sort of equation! CUBIC