The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24124 - January 16, 2009

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Beat the instrument, not the dog, showing fit of temper TANTRUM
Boy about to shut out star ALDEBARAN
Bust — or not? There's seconds in it! BOSOM
Certain books are BOUND
Cry, as individual pierces old shellfish EXCLAIM
Discard, then move in simple game BINGO
Dud titters, seeing fugal devices STRETTI
Entrance which may be public? TRANSPORT
Extended arm about to grab sparkling drink — here? WINETASTING
Food arrives? Cat disheartened COMESTIBLES
Head of state halving tax, appearing pale DUSTY
Italian masterpiece read as if Arabic? It's a game DARTS
Just a few words, but right to intervene EXCERPT
King stops to drink milk from these, which is tops SURPASSES
Me and old bird hoarding foreign money in notes MEMORANDA
Meal instead's drunk TEA
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Morsel which is between one's teeth? BIT
New deal cut to save a mine that's caved in CAPITULATED
Newt hurried off, having wiped brow EFT
One sharpening teeth, being monstrous to cowards SAWDOCTOR
Ordinal has covers torn off — it happens EVENT
Perhaps float up ALOFT
Potential disaster with theatre's opening, as star announces himself? TSUNAMI
Roughly one guy in ten showing skill INGENUITY
Runner starts to sprint, keeping impetus SKI
Show muscle in rejection of the foreign musical SPECTACLE
Story going over one's head? PORKPIE
Tendency that is to introduce books in speech ORIENTATION
Ultimately, hospital cuts behind relapse BACKSLIDE
Use power to break forward SPEND
Where the Department of Transport might invest, causing intrusions INROADS
Wicked Zulus strip outside of house IMPIOUS