The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23333 - July 5, 2006

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
Ape colony takes sweet cooked for big table ROCKOFGIBRALTAR
Awfully dirty room where Tom Brown slept DORMITORY
Back of envelope's a bright colour, like some seals EARED
But James Stuart was sincere about being one PRETENDER
Dicky's fine lines about Orsino's place ILLYRIA
Disc I find containing Verne's work SCIFI
Eagerly accept physician into European nation EMBRACE
Ersatz, largely inadequate preparation for cleaning locks SHAMPOO
Freed in internationally directed putsch UNCOUPLED
Fuel used in HQ - it's extracted from sugar BAGASSE
Good politician, though slick in speech GLIB
In country, hired gold carriage LANDAULET
In two parts, unlike Lee Enfield DOUBLEBARRELLED
Long note from minister going into key point BREVE
Clues Answers
Muckraker's note seized by dealer in footwear SCANDALMONGER
My eleventh trip with force VEHEMENTLY
Novel pub, for example, in lovers' track FINNEGANSWAKE
Occupation of runner left lying in second attack SMUGGLING
Old penman, one who charges to be listened to INDITER
One ministry's team of lawyers DEFENCE
Popular place for electrical signal INPUT
Posh-sounding essayist's dearest possession EWELAMB
Postman is set shortly to come to food shop PATISSERIE
Reduced number, you said, visiting a gallery? ATTENUATE
Reportedly a doctor's alter ego's cloak HIDE
Row across British river TIBER
Singular desire to be smart SWISH
Wry look the writer's observed in a cricketer GRIMACE