The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24041 - October 10, 2008

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Clues Answers
Actor's request at the bookmaker's? THESP
Alien who breaks record, fit EQUIP
Article written on break-up of ice on a group of islands OCEANIA
Be idle, then children's author has to chip in DOONESBIT
Book somewhere just off the M-four? READING
Business assessment of rustler's work? STOCKTAKING
Check date SEE
Cold day in 1945 - no mud around, anyhow UNMOVED
Cream, with lo-calorie drug? ELITE
Criminals bound to be working CHAINGANG
Devilish children's game? DIABOLO
Discrepancy in enumeration, one going up? MOUNTAINEER
Drop fuel when reversing SAG
English sense Virgin Islands are invading, being resentful ENVIOUS
Father beginning to diet, getting into trim PADRE
French overplay kinky love PARLEYVOO
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Gather fuel's around a pound PLEAT
Glue's believed to secure one, as protection for boxer GUMSHIELD
Grand greeting, embracing far too much in dance GAVOTTE
Having a screw loose, as twisted? LOOPY
Helmet cold - might this be hot? TOPIC
In the dark, dark shade, beginning to edge forward NUMBEREIGHT
Little fool DIDDY
Little room for game LOO
Man's racing to catch dog formerly on lead - such a character EXTROVERT
Open University files list in house, or similar thing HOMOLOGUE
Perfect son, having punctured tyre, approaches father PARADISAL
Piece of seafood: two men eating a third, shortly KINGPRAWN
Pound bread - start to tire, and flag PENNANT
Revered river artist finds hard to draw accurately, but another captures this BRAHMAPUTRA
Shallow basket in sink SCUTTLE
Shut up from both sides? GAG