The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22448 - September 4, 2003

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Area agents maintaining air-conditioning plant ACACIA
As ineffective skeleton staff may be? BONEIDLE
Christmas ribbons put round very little presents NOVELTIES
Clever device getting Erica fit when jogging around ARTIFICE
Company requires new separate partner CONSORT
Dismissed team before tea? Former opener's removed smallest likelihood OUTSIDECHANCE
Examine thoroughly, torture securing half of what's demanded? RANSACK
Fight involving seabird - it had a supporting group FRATERNITY
Girl getting by on the game? RUBY
Give encouragement to son and he will paint EGGSHELL
Having synthetic chemical, mean to process red carpet DESIGNERDRUG
It's punk rock that used to encircle the globe SPUTNIK
On girl, man's put fine wool cloth VICUNA
Personal assistant has old soldier fed almost everything VALET
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Sailor follows Hudson to discover mineral deposit ROCKSALT
Savoy, perhaps, gets cold underground? Just the opposite HOTEL
Scotsman's at first no hard sectarian AMISH
Soldiers about to welcome one that's a hero ORION
State having one fine group of mountains MASSIF
Such potential evidence must be taken in camera PHOTOGRAPH
Sweet woman who helps schoolchildren LOLLIPOPLADY
Thin paper, a cut through which may make one cry ONIONSKIN
Tiniest bit of error with steering device, reportedly SCINTILLA
Trellis: maybe it needs fixing with cleat LATTICE
Walking some way and greeting monarch HIKING
We shall rise up, and rightly WELL
What represents universal plain art - canvas given treatment? TARPAULIN
What was made public before the House rose? GUNPOWDERPLOT