The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22532 - December 11, 2003

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Accepting defeat, prisoner lands in the soup CROUTON
Aconite that's put on partially bald heads MONKSHOOD
As British theatre after 1968 - once nudes run riot UNCENSORED
Big switch for Hornblower, causing ratings to suffer CATONINETAILS
Cones damaged when unboxed outside? Wafers may not end up so UNCONSECRATED
Confidence giving one cover for life? SELFASSURANCE
Confused singers coming in INGRESS
Criminal blasting out foul noise FELONIOUS
Currently at home one loses in such a situation NOWIN
Flap putting brake on pre-emptive story SPOILER
Hated missing trial action DEED
Help to conserve river that's very dry ARID
It's attractive to miss out the fine print ETCHING
It's hard to eat corn before it's ground extremely little GRISTLE
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One gets to try a mum with it, unfortunately IMMATURITY
One no longer inexperienced sort led astray OLDSTER
Periodical table may be of such a type OCCASIONAL
Plane shape from study involving Concorde's nose in the past DECAGON
Recruited by board, was in charge of game that's not fixed TRANSPORTABLE
Snobbish about individual reflecting with a nasal voice? ADENOIDAL
Socialist craftsman loses millions making perfume ingredient ORRIS
Switch positions crossing oceans in this slack period OFFSEASON
Talk at length about North American YANK
Tenacity to make son send Easter gift back DOGGEDNESS
Tree turning crimson lake by start of autumn ALDER
Turn back in regret - such a dishonest person ROGUE
Turn out to be openly gay, but son's accepted OUST
Wide range of colours of East End artist? RAINBOW