The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24039 - October 8, 2008

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Back one form of gambling in ship SLOOP
Bad smell rising - fish smell - past its sell-by date? OBSOLESCENT
Break-up of empire left-winger initially staged PREMIERED
Couple working together in text and e-mail TANDEM
Criticise all in many words, initially PAN
Cut new academic work that's the next thing here PARENTHESIS
Cutting device into which writing implement goes? Right SHARPENER
Emotional release is beyond heretical group CATHARSIS
Farm animal was found with horse or bull HOGWASH
From a large number of Indians, heard expression of regret ALACK
Hero's expression of delight GOODY
Maiden appearing shortly in rainy season MONSOON
More excited by article showing mathematical achievement THEOREM
Paper finished? Stop working! TIMESUP
Part of skirt that may attract attention HEM
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Person speaking as absolute monarch UTTERER
Pile - has something small and sharp and unknown inside? HAYSTACK
Political group in power, with margin increased by miles PRIMROSELEAGUE
Russian writer turns on left GOGOL
Source of illumination one badly needed, left in dark NEONLIGHT
Source of wood in kit as ordered SITKA
Stuff English family assembled in dish RAMEKIN
Surrounded by feelings of dread, doctor is brought in AMONGST
Temporarily appointed, I'm put in grave situation initially INTERIM
Thus ennui acts - I could become apathetic UNENTHUSIASTIC
Used by writer, it gives no impression of character SPACEBAR
Water a mother pig ADAMSWINE
With major difficulty, returned parent to old country BURMA
Worker taken from pool, perhaps, getting unusually tipsy after short time TYPIST
Write sign on label, a magical symbol PENTAGRAM