The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22848 - December 15, 2004

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A rich man's sleazy bars DIVES
Abscond, displaying prickliness for a short time FLEETINGLY
Asian listener grasps name of English novelist EASTERNER
Bigoted opinion ultimately leads to quarrel NARROW
Bird put on spit, say SKUA
Changes involving setting up of secret plant PERENNIAL
Chaucerian court official operating in hot weather SUMMONER
Controls no good in periods of monarchic rule REINS
Fitzgerald's part in backing formal learning ELLA
Gift had teacher worried DONATE
Holding pack animal, I'm climbing fine highlands MASSIF
Honour accepted by diabolical leader leaving deck? EMBELLISH
In desert, read out-of-date paper to recall earlier days FOROLDTIMESSAKE
In which brothers are bound to be poor MONASTERY
Liberal academic given employment PROFUSE
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Obliteration of data inevitable after many years ERASURE
Odd fetes I'd skip for an arts competition EISTEDDFOD
Old man holding up info on the Spanish land-tax DANEGELD
Old prison mother will certainly visit, we're told MARSHALSEA
One may cause panic, finding weapon in a tip ALARMIST
Operatic heroine fired by yen for conformism NORMALITY
Possibly a churchwarden's cask of wine PIPE
Restraint of noblewoman beginning to root for church DURESS
Second, more generous recording of representative items SAMPLER
Sentimental wife excluded from dance in school - goodness! SCHMALTZY
Single out a faulty description of size GELATINOUS
Some idea popular Star Trek alien's not being shown INKLING
Sort of light - and jolly British! VERY
Swear about broken axle - must get calmer RELAXANT