The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22110 - August 5, 2002

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Clues Answers
Abraham's nephew's fate LOT
Adroit Conservative with means of exerting pressure CLEVER
American woman's promise to provide cutter BROADSWORD
Calm when letters are read aloud EASE
Developing the art, score in this way? ORCHESTRATE
Exhibits 27? It attracts prolonged applause SHOWSTOPPER
Flat fish consumed finally at the end of the day EVENTIDE
For a pelican, fish might be adequate FILLTHEBILL
Give warning of object left on top PORTEND
Going the rounds, like Sampson Brass's clerk? SWIVELLING
Graduate, perhaps? A sticky situation if one is pretty PASS
Heed advert for protection from racket EARPLUG
Known facts given a little backing DATA
Main steam locomotive? PACIFIC
Novelist initially rather more environment-conscious GREENER
Old Indo-European honey and spice drink, say MEDE
Clues Answers
One who enrolled soldiers after attending match ATTESTOR
Partition, for example, erected across stream GRILLE
Priest raised in old Yorks area, once taking precedence OVERRIDING
Rates badly, final letter being of inferior quality ERSATZ
Reported source of danger for legendary bird ROC
Rightly given approval at last for time in real estate PROPERLY
Savagely penned expression of disgust, caught in bank FIERCELY
Select group's anger about being lodged in shed COTERIE
Show about girl without sweetheart REVEAL
Some relish a tasty pork pie, for example HAT
Stretch of river accommodating vessels EXPANSE
Take forty winks, using soft, fluffy surface NAP
They provide the key that secures their coats PLASTERERS
Tudor flower-girl not unknown in biblical village ELIZABETHAN
Turn out boy who has lost old saw PROVERB
Unscrupulous lawyer's timid way with queen SHYSTER