The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24190 - April 3, 2009

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After illness, one blockhead drinks nothing, not even this much? FLUIDOUNCE
Atrocities in estate in New England MASSACRES
Book business, say, really whipping up a storm AFAREWELLTOARMS
Boring spat shortly about English and French captain DREYFUS
Communist vets his men for deviation MENSHEVIST
Complaint goes initially against the grain — body of church backs entering it GRIEVANCE
Doctor and one partner receive a signal to hide DRAWAVEILOVER
Enemy keeps old gun back — a quantity shot FOOTAGE
Hairstyle blonde finds fine for a while SETFAIR
Herb is chive, chopped with two hands CHERVIL
High-flyer's equipment at back of plane KITE
In the beginning, here one finds spirits GENII
Is endlessly nosy about appearance, being plain PRAIRIE
Make admission in panic, once detected CONCEDE
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Make cautious progress as seconds tick over SIDLE
Mugger leaning over to grab is a criminal ASSAILANT
Peron's thus an exile? DISPLACEDPERSON
Protection for swimmer where ferries dock FISHGUARD
Rather downmarket-sounding place for force-feeding? NAAFI
Really crazy about unfinished book AMOS
Saint's temptation to abandon church shows emotional susceptibility SENTIMENT
Scupper plans as explorer goes on so wrong a bearing COOKONESGOOSE
Secret intelligence identifies extremist ULTRA
Sheep and long-necked bird I hear in the country UKRAINE
State of hospital — a feeling of anxiety returns about it GHANA
Steps taken by Poles have Republicans shaken to the core GOPAK
Taken out, would be forgiven after change of heart EXCISED
Wearing dark colour said to be very safe INVIOLATE