The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22536 - December 16, 2003

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After blunder fellow is to be discharged GOOFF
At sea, tug skipper meant to have old loud-hailer SPEAKINGTRUMPET
Be in sudden rush to get across town DARTFORD
Bit of a stink, involving everybody, upset religious leader MULLAH
Book to go to trendy resort BRIGHTON
Cake ingredient, say, good with cream EGGWHITE
Cut film that's not feature length, changing ending SHORN
Delicate matter of smuggled drug to answer to HOTPOTATO
Demanding, politely, man is put on English team EXIGENT
Father giving half-time rapid talk PATER
Former city's ceremony, one that is recalled POMPEII
Honour given to a French illustrator ADORE
In Home Guard, difficulty doctor had over hat HOMBURG
Individually placed order for royal autobiography? ONEBYONE
Killer dope, like smack, at first fashionable ASSASSIN
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Lassie possibly in trouble after she upset gym lesson SHEEPDOG
Local name given to musical turn? NATIVE
Novelist's writing a novel half-heartedly inside a month? NABOKOV
Old man almost involved in some irregularity ANOMALY
Pay for handle TREAT
Rig trap up for young animal KITTEN
Such a talented person making blue movie HOTSTUFF
The party to beat THRASH
Thing cryptically rendering clue? HINTING
Very pleasurable all-expenses-paid trip JOLLY
What's said to encourage ace cricketer suffering set-back during play ATTABOY
Where you are forced to react immediately ONTHESPOT
With a short dagger thrust possibly harm a leading prince MAHARAJA
With washing to dry would you be very relaxed? (3,2,3,4,3) LETITALLHANGOUT
Withdraw soldiers over extended area RETRACT