The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23505 - January 23, 2007

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A US president's first dance POLKA
Bandy divorcee's new experience EXCHANGE
Birds belonging to Italian city? No no! GEESE
Blameless course provider replaced Melba round fruit UNIMPEACHABLE
Bloomer made by sweet girl touring island? PETUNIA
Bring back controls Louis XIV rejected? REINSTATE
Colourful display a trendy bachelor assembled in bank RAINBOW
Confrontation with wise man supplying plant SAGEBRUSH
Defence of one book involved in a libel? Not half ALIBI
Fellow Latvian producing blue pigment COBALT
Fish on southern river - it's plain PIKESTAFF
Give up TV to play with this? JACKINTHEBOX
It's like watching alumni at an Oliver production OBSERVATIONAL
It's used for drawing? That's crazy LOCO
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Like study initially going into formation of archipelago GEOGRAPHICAL
Minister returning books about second state VERMONT
Music-maker, one economical with the truth, say LYRE
One may have a difficult interview in store! SHOPLIFTER
One way sibling goes about building restaurant BISTRO
Over the top, but it makes some exult rather! ULTRA
Philosopher's follower links girl with painting in church CARTESIAN
Plain woman's afterthought about article PAMPAS
Powerful passage in CP Snow? CORRIDOR
Purchase rising party has a say over LEVERAGE
Record Lake District artist put in package ENWRAP
Severe critic, one taking pledge with wife DUTCHUNCLE
Suitably covers British game in brusque manner ABRUPTLY
Turn out with most of one's team EVERTON