The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22780 - September 27, 2004

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A small number executed, notwithstanding EVEN
Abandon urban areas, as PM may have to? GOTOTHECOUNTRY
Ancient Greek character in place of healing SPARTAN
Bear a contemptuous expression POOH
Beneficiary linking Italian soldiers with trendy woman INHERITOR
Book on tellurium and hydrated copper carbonate MALACHITE
Boring youths once concealing evidence of debt TEDIOUS
Branches of enterprise making mathematical instruments SECTORS
Canon beginning to employ saw without hesitation EDICT
Charge for a glass of spirits SHOT
Cockney bloke adopting revolutionary sport ARCHERY
Criticise two-thirds of brutal publicity ANIMADVERT
Given chance of painting career, he initially shows distress HEARTBREAK
Her actors displaced other players ORCHESTRA
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In Dominica, a shambolic compound AMINOACID
It's beginning to open up a ruined port OSTIA
Mainly against us, apparently - I abandoned false patriots FORTHEMOSTPART
No sound, or one made by Bucephalus? NEIGH
Old, outsize Dutch artist going about without restraint LOOSELY
Part of regime's legislative assembly DIET
Pole raised to peerage, somewhat deficient in English but a real brainbox MASTERMIND
Preaching Welshman strangling good priest before mass EVANGELISM
Scatty priest knocked unconscious outside European capital FEATHERBRAINED
Strange passion displayed before this period LUSTRUM
Survey produced by cheat in Boccaccio's time RECONNAISSANCE
Swimmer taking care of promontory COHOE
Tree-trunk shortly to be written about by essayist: it's in the garden LOBELIA
Vessel displays flag, king having disembarked STEAMER