The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4343 - August 23, 2009

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A rest home cooked food fit for dogs HORSEMEAT
Approaches indefinite number of spikes NEARS
Athos had this promise on board — put him on boat SWORDSMANSHIP
Being 16 volunteers returned to nurse ATTEND
Entry for clue in this may be hint THESAURUS
Girl that's following leading star's usually strumpet SUSIE
Happens to give off water vapour TRANSPIRE
Have second thoughts about earth, perhaps CHANGEOFHEART
Hears funny birds RHEAS
How Delia may describe the Spanish country? INDIA
Huge Communist star? REDGIANT
Neat place to get milk UDDER
Niggles England's tailender unsportingly — by doing this? SLEDGING
One makes good support with metal right at the bottom RESTORER
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One monarch I see playing instrument HARMONICA
Paratroopers losing professional sadly get the bird! SEAPARROT
Person going hungry at an increased rate? FASTER
Play with weapon — smooth, beefy guy holding trigger initially ARMSANDTHEMAN
Reptile in the summer ADDER
Snare mate with powerful shot in drinking den GINPALACE
Steps taken before battles? WARDANCES
Support the Queen's composer BRAHMS
Take some pride roughing one up RIDER
There's a lot of staff around old patient STOIC
Thrilling old mate by making a quotation EXCITING
Try to hear some cellist ensemble LISTEN
Very sad when one's late GRIEFSTRICKEN
When teaching see short bird taking food outside EDUCATING