The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22141 - September 10, 2002

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A rectorship is organised after departure of old clergyman ARCHPRIEST
Affected by drug bust? SMASHED
Austrian director is taken in by rich advocate of fascism FALANGIST
Be greedy before tucking into eggs Benedict, finally OVEREAT
Brunel's speciality was acting as peace envoy BRIDGEBUILDING
Contests involving people wearing pads, perhaps FLATRACES
Current account opened: creditor's invested foreign capital ACCRA
Definitely not advice heeded by a sceptic DOUBTLESS
Essential component of post-natal care? TALC
Exactly how one reaches summit, taking shortest route? STRAIGHTUP
Fail in work as inspector of sewers? GODOWNTHEDRAIN
Fellow making journey by car, avoiding motorway at first INIGO
Frenchman involved in affair surfed recklessly round end of jetty DREYFUS
Harass people in the wrong TORMENT
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Imagined, as it were, an early stage of development INFANCY
Implement commercial breaks on the radio? ADZE
Maybe she makes firm assertions PRONOUNCEMENTS
Not working? That's quite unacceptable OUTOFORDER
One rowing in part of kitchen, mostly SCULLER
Phoning to secure money, with barely enough to live on ONTHEBREADLINE
Pound accordingly, cut by 25 per cent, and rising in the afternoon THUMP
Sickly-looking on board ship? Finally made a port SWANSEA
Store detective grabs one's head COOP
Swashbuckling hero twice runs into animal enclosure ZORRO
The Mob distributed cartoons around South America COSANOSTRA
Weird character in Macbeth, first dispatched by nasty extremists UNCANNY
Words on gravestones causing tears RIPS
Worry about slight mark in decorative ornament CARTOUCHE