The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23884 - April 10, 2008

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Bird mostly seen around island, twitching and ducking AVOIDANCE
Colour with skill around mystical writing TANTRA
Effort to defend old story ending unhappily TRAGEDY
Excited by device increasing volume? It's a gas FIREDAMP
Hands clean? That's critical, incidentally SIDESWIPE
Hat supplied with distinctive quality? So it's said FEDORA
High-spirited man on bridge opponents charged LADEN
I delay going up to meet Swede, a man of influence SVENGALI
Item to write on drama followed by bit about recording NOTEPAD
Joint enterprise would be hollow without this aim INTENT
Jump aside from black cat OUNCE
Junk child put back in order DIKTAT
Left overwhelmed by strain, lacking heart to be merry SPORTIVE
Looked up, having struggled to hold pose VISITED
N o space for data concerning game OMBRE
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Objection to case one law yer initially made BUILT
Painting is article protected by screen GRISAILLE
Pass on latest pieces of news, voracious for this? GOSS
Plain deal's ending with arrangement of loan LLANO
Put away leaflets used without frequency in workshops ATELIERS
Ran glowing feature on magical act TRICKLED
Rook, young one in the field CONTENDER
Saw statue standing on border? GNOME
See a sign beside new farm, along with enclosure of good agricultural area VALEOFGLAMORGAN
Taking part and winning ENGAGING
Walk from wicket for instance on declaration GAIT
Watchful Boers playing leading part over time OBSERVANT
Weed got roughed up in ranks, adapted and then succeeded KNOTGRASS
Woman raised need for varnish SHELLAC
Work that's altered looks swell? Because satisfied, I shout about that COSMETICSURGERY