The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22423 - August 6, 2003

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At this juncture, say, a Down may be anagrammed NOWADAYS
Being kind and gentle when learner gets in fix CLEMENT
Character of a Shakespeare play that's gathering dust? COBWEB
Cheese set without new preservative BRINE
Cow's call is only half the length of a bull's LOW
Daughter is caught by something moving in the spine DISC
Fancy island country being led by wise men IMAGINATION
Flummox - might this be its equivalent? NONPLUS
Here's us involved in sitting mainly for French painter POUSSIN
Joint winning team TOPSIDE
Just succeeded with hint SIMPLY
Making changes to force nice Tony to offer sweet things CONFECTIONERY
North America's local coin coming into circulation? NASCENT
One holds female not suitable UNFIT
One who arranges his own supply when it comes to parts? CONTORTIONIST
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One who surely won't follow doggedly? COPYCAT
Person bound to learn to sacrifice pawn and rook to offer temptation ENTICE
Prudent giving it into keeping of constabulary, for the most part POLITIC
Public relations officer with Tube regularly disowns numbers coming off line PRODUCTION
Rats aren't socially acceptable running around here? RESTAURANT
Ravel score with end beginning to climax: this heard? CRESCENDO
Records turning up leading to impulse to spend extravagantly SPLURGE
Sign of Corinthians gaining power in the Christian church SCORPION
Slug repellent? BULLETPROOF
Something very popular with four of our editors - like some pearls CULTURED
Start with one soldier, about to get decorated ORIGINATE
What fight manager might do to get small aircraft RUNABOUT
What may show reduced waist measurement thanks to exercise? TAPE
What some bacillus might make you ILL
Young bird not going far from its pen CYGNET