The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23490 - January 5, 2007

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Address to Margaret a long letter OMEGA
Asian country containing one county LAOIS
Bad accidents causing water loss DESICCANT
Carry out assessment of twee novelist PROSECUTE
City father has short double PADUA
Conspicuously display emblem on uniform FLASH
Consult an authority, bottling fruit SULTANA
Cooked shortcake assumed to go fast TRACKSHOE
Dance band, losing leader, named replacement ALLEMANDE
Disastrous, lots being affected FATEFUL
God we omitted from US motto, for safety INTRUST
Having panned meal, one abstaining - nothing to fight about OMELETTE
Houses joined in contest after school period, losing marks TERRACE
In greasy spoon, hot fodder CHAFF
Jane's sister was unbelievable CASSANDRA
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Like some wings, cleaned towards the rear SWEPTBACK
Looks through paper, most visionary FEYEST
Lots of fish in shallow water SHOAL
Northerner brings up boy given silly names DALESMAN
Not skinny, and smiling hugely? BROADINTHEBEAM
Olympian figure calls painting a failure ARTEMIS
Ordered to keep her strangely quiet: that's the limit THRESHOLD
Pretty girl in old hat a model - that's the last straw CORNDOLLY
Silk had meal, fine and rich, sent up TAFFETA
Slopping drink across cheek is a mistake SLIPUP
Stop aboard a container ship, detained initially AVAST
Survive - to turn off the lights? LASTOUT
Trainee needs time in Paris to secure lady's heart CADET
Weight-lifting drug? ANTIDEPRESSANT
Won't one enlighten Protestants? ARCLAMP