The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 24113 - January 3, 2009

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Ambitious quality shown by cat clutching beam PUSHINESS
Baby lettuce planted COSSET
Bird's energy mostly increased with time EGRET
Blurry alien craft perhaps bearing north — speed of light employed? UNFOCUSED
Case to convey before watershed? CARTRIDGE
Chapel area in gold and blue ORATORY
Courts sweetheart, finally breaking into song ATRIA
Extremist in dreadful trade ULTRA
Field led by instructor losing heart in part of labyrinth COCHLEA
Floor having fashionable style is covered with wood ASTONISH
Force in arguments against school CONSTRAIN
Frivolous talk getting serious in time BADINAGE
Insult one with language in attack that's hypocritical DISSIMULATING
Learned about hard expanse of ice lessening SHRINKAGE
Long way from silly capers PARSEC
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Look upset to receive firm, dry cheese RICOTTA
M an is too confused by chapter concerning study of names ONOMASTIC
Medicine man holds court LINCTUS
Mentioned sound of saw CITED
Moderate ignoring leader many times OFTEN
Not joking, I close refuge INEARNEST
Not sweet, agent brought about upset PERTURB
Opening box with tons inside INTRO
Opponent of government involved in rash act ANARCHIST
Poetic movement's main point not entirely grasped by religious leader IMAGISM
Protest movement that's muscular and popular DEMOTIC
Record stored in thick file on wayward rebel STEPOUTOFLINE
Rising quietly in assembly without enthusiasm TEPID
Secretary with space to accommodate a hymn PAEAN
Sweet classic drama rewound and viewed HONEYED