The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22210 - November 29, 2002

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Assume one's employed? POSIT
Basic fare for one who regularly crosses the earth PLOUGHMANSLUNCH
Craft with piece in board game yielding ability to draw DRAUGHTSMANSHIP
Dead man, in vain EMPTY
Diagnose disorder in Pacific port SANDIEGO
Drop out of old college OMIT
Frenchman getting pence for his last drink JULEP
Getting to the top immediately - and honestly! STRAIGHTUP
Hopping mad about current temperature, extremely warm PIPINGHOT
Host runs into a little woman ARMY
Information about ancient city's poisonous plant DATURA
Intensity of short section, hard to follow DEPTH
Left in pub, ales I ordered easy to swallow PLAUSIBLE
Orchestral piece written on back of envelope, originally OBOE
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Pacific group about to enter long-distance races LEAGUEOFNATIONS
Perfect exam performance, or just fair ALLRIGHT
Person urging caution about crooked employee WAGEEARNER
Poet in state capital, heard but not seen SIDNEY
Preserve one in a tin for islander JAMAICAN
Primitive work of art that's a liquid asset CRUDEOIL
Privately responsible for acts, partly BEHINDTHESCENES
Proverbial loser is switching into alternative theatre HESITATER
Section of group at riot is manifesting loyalty PATRIOTISM
Shades of ancient Chinese princesses? SUNGLASSES
Silver piece's replacement - first penny, say, then pound, say PEGLEG
Speed up GALLOP
Take a furtive look in both directions PEEP
Wise bookmaker briefly in charge promises to pay JUDICIOUS