The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24376 - November 6, 2009

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Alienate group of forest rangers ESTRANGE
Among items on sale, easy to get horse in exchange? Not for Richard, in these WARSOFTHEROSES
Compete no end against ace, getting through VIA
Con and Lab fiddling expenses, initially easy to achieve DOABLE
Daughter's given sweet sherry, sadly DOLOROSO
Defiantly organised, a cleric at length's imprisoned by ghastly tyrant RECALCITRANTLY
Domestic animals linked in one sort of story one wouldn't buy? COCKANDBULL
Evidence of clock going and stopping after losing seconds TICKING
Father: one's ultimate buddy? FRIEND
German runner's injured her shin RHENISH
Half one country's population in crammed housing given new lease of life? REVITALISED
Held up first prize POT
Herbs are great, used in regular amounts for stuffing meat VEGETAL
I will come in to provide standard sort of grub CATERPILLAR
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In Europe see first appearance of migratory bird EMU
Model Spanish kingdom once put under pressure PARAGON
Observe husband going back into church in Lancashire, perhaps CHEESE
One bridge player holding clubs and diamonds ICE
Poet and writer held by communists in revolution SPENDER
Prevented current measure being adopted by hospital department head HAMPERED
Sailors from Plymouth left before dark in ship after storms PILGRIMFATHERS
Scrubber is more confident around company SCOURER
Skilful feat by skier, getting boot to fit KICKTURN
Speaker's right to hate ironic raving RHETORICIAN
Store's entire management is disorganised ALLOVERTHESHOP
Survive speaker's mocking scepticism RIDEOUT
Warm drink in my mug CORDIAL
Wearing short pants, work for very little money KOPECK