The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 23707 - September 15, 2007

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Bishop takes reduced fee to perform consecration BLESS
Carriage taking poor nun to new church CLARENCE
Drink chap returned, see, soberly DEMURELY
Excessive praise of cook introducing milky coffee FLATTERY
Flower of a type rarely identified in France PIMPERNEL
French language tested with computer-aided learning PROVENCAL
Get chase broadcast with repeat for this action film THEGREATESCAPE
Getting tough on ship, one tries to minimise leeway HARDLINER
Having old piano, come to play such as bebop or even skiffle? ONOMATOPOEIC
I.e. plant mostly seen in rocky state? ALPINE
It's swallowed by brown dwarf? On the contrary TITAN
Largely get tongue around your poem LYRIC
Left between ports with prow dropping low in the water? OVERLADEN
Neglect fashion as time goes on FORGET
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Nick New and Old Testament given by church NOTCH
Obtain dental treatment which the whole country must pay for NATIONALDEBT
One has a handle on what Scotsman wears under his kilt? SKEANDHU
Paper Russian apparatchiks very dutifully admired for the leaders PRAVDA
Pest that might have drilled holes in bark of oak? SHIPWORM
Rapid elimination of candidates without weight SWIFT
Silly to steer nearer the wind in empty ferry FLUFFY
Small number entering do damage to house on estate MANOR
So this would be to entreat, as permitted LICIT
Stance about backing topless adult epilogue POSTLUDE
Swim with hot, skimpy beachwear - just the thing in middle of cruise DIPHTHONG
The quality of trifles and fancies in icing is quite varied INSIGNIFICANCE
Topic requiring space in an article THEME
What often shows up as brown, purple or white? RELIEFMAP