The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24396 - November 30, 2009

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21 in port RYE
Courageous action going wrong during strange rising DERRINGDO
Crackers — batch mishandled by one engaged in dubious exchanges BACKSCRATCHER
Determined, dogged girl — one after your money GOLDDIGGER
Draw attention to the moon, perhaps HIGHLIGHT
Epidemic of disease really halved in the old country OUTBREAK
From consultant, finally a good stock quotation TAG
I err — a tab, but it's wrong drug BARBITURATE
In the middle of the street, tiny Frenchman turned up for a bribe SWEETENER
Margaret carrying family to capital in days of yore PEKING
Merchandise a girl handed in to man, a helpful fellow GOODSAMARITAN
One insect nailed by certain characteristic SIGNATURE
Part I've got is mainly a show of conceit EGOTISM
Proclaim loudly where musical vicar lived BRAY
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Race, primarily for men, coming to a standstill STAGNATION
Rapturous reception overwhelms Serb after translating comment OBSERVATION
Rise of young man with sex appeal that's ebbing and flowing TIDAL
River bank robber CLYDE
Score extra GASH
Simple alert — enemy is on the move ELEMENTARY
State takes on surgeon to provide a fix RIVET
Strong wind, but not cloudy FAIR
Style — bootless by the sound of it VEIN
Sucker drops one penny in lounge LOLLOP
Super daughter struggling on sort of bike — perhaps horses wanted QUADRUPEDS
Take over from old official, about 51 RELIEVE
Weed in lawn GRASS
£1? Carpet is free! LIBERATE