The Times - Cryptic May 07 2002 crossword clues & answers

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The Times - Cryptic May 07 2002

Clue	Answer
Apply ointment here immediately	ONTHESPOT
Band of the old American school, perhaps	NECKTIE
Bar full of drunken poets	ESTOP
Beam in doorway needs painting	PORTRAYAL
Charge spy employed as book-maker	COMMISSIONAGENT
Coiner has counterfeit logo inset	NEOLOGIST
Concession offering discount	ALLOWANCE
Confound supporter of bail	STUMP
Discipline regressive lout - Flashman, for example?	SCHOOLBOY
Duty list I can start to inveigh about, being the originator	INITIATOR
Establish factory by motorway, given backing	IMPLANT
Firmly closed purse, being well organised	TIGHTKNIT
Guardsman first to leave the field	ENTRY
Historian no American understood	TACIT
It helps travellers overseas after derailment	BOATTRAIN
It shows what can appear on your screen	TRAILER
John accompanies soldier returning home in the cold	IGLOO
Leaving aside social position means 'all the same'	NOTWITHSTANDING
Litter area round sleepers	BEDROOM
Note written in temper is insignificant in some cases	PETIT
Old politician taken in by excellent excuse	ALIBI
Party is able to keep car for Republican	DOMINICAN
Rushes off to get crossword answers published	LIGHTSOUT
Shrinking from the unending raw wind in resort	WITHDRAWN
Song, rather scrappy, needing intro changed	DITTY
Sporting imitation heather	MODELLING
Starts to seem pushy, after greeting a cavalryman	SPAHI
State of revolution in Asia, Buddhist-inspired	DUBAI
Use net to catch troll	TRAWL
When about 50, one is not switched on	UNLIT

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