ôøACROSS&DOWNzH¦`c;ɳ£1.2 SUNSPOT.TENDONSA.O.U.H.O...R.HTIMER.REPARABLEA.I.G.A.I...I.ENONSENSICAL.T.RI.E...H...U..S.CREMATING.CABLE.E..M.N.R.R..U.INANE.GRAVEYARD.T..N...N...R.OR.F.DEHYDRATIONE.O...A.I.R.D.APORTFOLIO.EVENTE.C...T.S.N.S.ELEECHES.EXACTED-------.--------.-.-.-.-...-.------.----------.-.-.-.-...-.------------.-.--.-...-...-..-.---------.-----.-..-.-.-.-..-.-----.---------.-..-...-...-.--.-.------------.-...-.-.-.-.----------.------.-...-.-.-.-.--------.-------Cryptic #8 By Philip Clayton © 1997 Philip ClaytonStar's drug causes a dark patch (7)Evil, as written about a discolouration (7)Candidate has no time for ease, apparently (7)Quietly instigate a witch-hunt (5)Article about reckless flogging (9)Loads of purpose in body parts (7)To almost choose a subject (5)Alternative part of course (5)Downright fine (5)Send back stopwatch, as an example (5)Concerning story can be made good (9)Crazy to clean sons in awful mess (11)Cruel to waste money (5)Mumble an aspersion (4)Burning temperature of coupling (9)Lease is cut (4)Midday change (5)Extravagant, but terribly organised (9)Top communicator qualified to produce telegram (5)Some Yeltsin anecdotes are silly (5)Cemetery's a serious place (9)Dryest arts die painfully (7)Not dead, but strangely gave up (7)Reject the upset outcast (5)Strength of army (5)Hoarded tiny bits of dryness (11)Arrests and starts having a little torture session (5)Near a dilapidated stadium (5)Left sheet in case (9)Result of incident (5)Left out cheese for parasites (7)Accurate journalist demanded payment (7)Created by Philip Clayton, 14/10/97