The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23046 - August 4, 2005

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Athlete gets many trips out east GYMNAST
Calm water PACIFIC
Communications from service personnel on time with female in charge TRAFFIC
Dance round and fly up TANGO
Deploying actor, satiric but classy ARISTOCRATIC
Designate weapon to be installed in oriental boat EARMARK
Exploratory oil well that's unofficial WILDCAT
Fail to attend, but refuse to be sacked? TAKENONOTICE
Given verbally, some battle orders SUMMONS
Hear hear! Something banal will do for headgear TRICORN
Henry's wearing make-up - at heart, manly chap ROUGHEN
Increase from a vineyard in California ACCRUAL
Kettle will usually stand up HOLDWATER
Make ready state prison RIPEN
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Material, coming from Wales mostly, principally cotton CAMBRIC
Miscreant appears to proceed in the wrong direction in Paris street ROGUE
Objective of campaign - note, more than half the battle is over REALALE
Part of course showing element of good posture BACKSTRAIGHT
Rejected obsessive person who's absorbed specialised skill KNOWHOW
Royal attendant with no time for messenger COURIER
Staff half-shorten Chinese dress - more than half TRUNCHEON
Test suitability of audacious imposition TRYON
To get the facts straight and out in the open before getting some wood FORTHERECORD
Travel to ancient city, having encountered a bon viveur GOURMET
True, walls have crumbled into lake ULLSWATER
Vulnerable, I learnt to develop RELIANT
Wild cats learn from their forebears ANCESTRAL
Works on behalf of unknown, wanting the introduction of legislation FACTORY