The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 22881 - January 24, 2005

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A recent vehicle secured, on special order ALACARTE
Act better in old-fashioned drama OUTPLAY
Air force's unexpected good fortune WINDFALL
Changed colour, it faded again, we're told REDYED
Clumsy Eeyore's bad sight EYESORE
Copper, say, buried under road METAL
Design new part for port ANTWERP
Doddery elder sheltering with a place out of the wind LEEWARD
Dog with a short coat needs drink CURACOA
Ecclesiastical sanction has regional effect by suppressing a broadcast BENEFITOFCLERGY
File to cover up orally with a sign of disapproval RASPBERRY
Firmly put down journalist without honour EMBED
Fruit tree brings back the Fall? That's right! ESPALIER
Guarantee to succeed without resistance ENSURE
Gunners' set of figures may be estimated RATABLE
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Head has a way to cut down the number of branches POLLARD
Loot left in epidemic RIFLE
Man will get round to give greeting HELLO
Member of TV team, one succeeding Miss Gwynne in an earlier period PANELLIST
Muscovite taken in by expert showing friendliness AMICABLE
Mysterious letters, some for UNESCO RUNES
Old prince, and where he got plastered? PARIS
On reflection, married youth leader seen as naive DEWYEYED
Pub patronised by fishwives? ALEHOUSE
Right winger is a dedicated athlete TRUEBLUE
Rubber body needed on eastern exercise MASSEUSE
Slip bolt ESCAPE
Sound measure FATHOM
Star striker LUCIFER
They tell stories, and hurry to suppress the least revision CANTERBURYTALES