The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22393 - July 2, 2003

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A flower came up AROSE
A trail going up ASCENT
Alumnus able to write and rub out OBLITERATE
Butterfly is filled with colour BRIMSTONE
Defender in a game with point APOLOGIST
Do big trees flourish here? Yes and no GOBIDESERT
Excluded from participation, being drunk OUTOFIT
Fashion to follow round, right? TAILOR
Get rid of hut SHED
Girl attending a sporting event GALA
Hang on to eggs CLUTCH
Hope at last for men abandoning untruthfulness and greed EDACITY
I'm leaving the man of the house to pick up the meat FLESH
Incompetence - need I put it about? INEPTITUDE
It could do kangaroo a bit of no good BOOMERANG
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Man's a crook STAFF
Mistrustfully seek information from worker ASKANT
Misuse of this could involve bad credit DEBITCARD
Old flower the heartless move from side to side OSCILLATE
Prone to deceit LYING
Put down, artist moved slowly back outside DEGRADE
Routine nun gets into HABIT
Sensitive reorganisation of faculty cut short after start of term TACTFUL
Start off bone dry - that's foolish BRAINLESS
Still popular, monarch on throne early on INERT
Top removed from tent by sharp-edged implement EPEE
Want to hold one new driver up after street is cleaned STERILISED
Where to see Barbary apes giving torn frock to Arab girl ROCKOFGIBRALTAR
Wine is essential for feasting ASTI
With dictator in office, one offers symbolic assistance SHORTHANDTYPIST