The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23315 - June 14, 2006

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Birds in desolate region, for a time unrecognised WILDERNESS
Did he stop painting in cold weather? WINTERHALTER
Drink endless wine - that's enough to kill off cells NECROSE
Flower coming through naturally URAL
Former amateur appearing in Test EXAM
Foul male only needs new social worker STAGNANT
Full power given to man heading a railway PLENARY
Inexperienced firm associated with harmful gases GREENHOUSE
Man of the theatre welcomes time to get fish STURGEON
Mark of pen's right out of order for author STOKER
More intimate, but less generous NEARER
Old fertiliser: trace found unexpectedly FECUNDATOR
Peculiar case with deceased linked to mushroom ESCALATE
Put back one fabric over another REPLACE
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Resistance overcome by yesterday, working with great optimism STARRYEYED
Resound about City house REECHO
Ring China for gemstone OPAL
Sadly alone, get very thin ELONGATE
Self-sufficient type's rung her theatre for exchanges HUNTERGATHERER
Shoots birds SNIPES
Slowly go from Mayfair, could one say? WEND
Song to celebrate release from prison? CANTATA
Talking too much, was desperate to catch breath LONGWINDED
Team celebrated victory CREW
The longest sentence in a biography LIFE
The Queen's Gallery? No, it's quite independent SOVEREIGNSTATE
Trains roughly, then moderately, with invigorating effect ASTRINGENTLY
Very poor country needs support to inhibit demand, and so on BASKETCASE