The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23417 - October 11, 2006

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A defective boat back touring a country GUATEMALA
Certainly using every possible method BYALLMEANS
Character passed round hospital, understaffed SHORTHANDED
Clean with brush SCRUB
Drink port, then drink short RIOJA
Every executive takes grass RYE
Family in Milan go mad for corruption, the beastly lot ANIMALKINGDOM
Fund holder ensures variable rate more stable TREASURER
Having set up funds without a shilling, I close a large estate HACIENDA
James Bond almost overcome by a killer ASP
King breaks the mould as goody-goody PRIG
Like a knight with cape, his valour extraordinary CHIVALROUS
Munch, for example, quick Chinese - put back into it EXPRESSIONIST
Pass away from massive climbing rope LASSO
Perhaps nit is brainwashed? INSECT
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Pin-up by pool heading for the far end IDOL
Promise to see something shiny having lifted wig AUGUR
Pronouncement, a parting prophesy PREDICATION
Rule which is good kept in check REIGN
Sentence from novel is clever VERSICLE
Showing attentive nature, waiter finally returned to fill drinks ALERTNESS
Supporter keeps patriarch's daughter screened TELEVISED
Tippler's heading into therapy the wrong way - one getting into the drink BATHER
Tommy Cooper's creation is a bore, to be absolutely straight GUNBARREL
Transport level with train STAGECOACH
Trumpeted communication? TRUNKCALL
Unit of test completed OVER
Use as food in bar TAPAS
Very late DEAD
Where those in order are about to cultivate plant FRITILLARY