The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24250 - June 12, 2009

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A funeral song for Scotsman? ALASTAIR
Austere conditions set up for us RIGOURS
Beneath old city in midlands kingdom, lake rapidly changing MERCURIAL
Body of water, not the first in marsh LOUGH
Carve name into piece of wood — pine LONG
Commercial premises in name only INN
Conveyance to move with the waves, going to Lewis CARROLL
Driver for member of upper house pockets pounds PROPELLER
Extra-short fight SPAR
Homely feature of room for army command OPENFIRE
Huge book isn't finished, I sense VOLUMINOUS
Legendary thing king pulled from stone at last ROC
Lighting-up time, one rule I'd reverse DIWALI
Mean to take part in suitable aesthetic production FINEART
Needs five changes to description of moat's function DEFENSIVE
Not agreeing to acquire saw GAINSAYING
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Odds against racehorse, Royal Gem SPARKLER
Pacific island in centre of storm bears the brunt OAHU
Part of house roofed over, and also secured VERANDA
People generally in near-anarchy in foreign party REPUBLICAN
Perhaps a short acceptance of apology NOTATALL
Popular little woman arrested following bad report INFAMY
Prevent fighting — make fine beginning in force WARDOFF
Related to a head of state? That's not good AKIN
Relieve patriarch in a recent case ALLEVIATE
Small person said to have strength MIGHT
Small stones finally smaller, squashed by hammer GRAVEL
Standard that may be raised to no effect LEVEL
Uncomplicated scheme I entered PLAIN
Very ferocious, awfully loud VOCIFEROUS
Where traveller may keep clothes for emergency INCASE