The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24488 - March 18, 2010

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After delivery of mail, worker enters with head lowered POSTNATAL
Art lecture ADDRESS
As pupil, son avoids hard work, finishing with two Es TRAINEE
Bank recently out of money RELY
Before destruction of fort, old soldiers raised cheer ROOTFOR
Claim retirement payment that's received on time PRETENSION
Current name adopted by pop artist PAINTER
Drinker wanting best beer — just half TOPER
Emblem seen in street in Leith, possibly THISTLE
Environmentally-friendly form of energy running out early GREEN
Guy imbibes gallon: some celebration! STAGPARTY
Hand over children's report CEDE
Hard worker ultimately getting right behind GRAFTER
How questions are asked, oddly CURIOUSLY
Language examination (oral) CZECH
Male Serb's replaced factory worker ASSEMBLER
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Maybe Fat Controller is inconsiderate UNTHINKING
Old solver's time: forty-five minutes THOU
One provides bread, red meat and perhaps ham, entertaining unknown number BENEFACTOR
Painting shows sunlight entering through doorway PORTRAYAL
People say these flared trousers will cover short attractive woman LOCUTIONS
Poetic lines you recall in Chaucer, originally LYRIC
Rascal's never-ending swindle SCAM
Rotten vegetable, you say? That's odd OFFBEAT
Scripture class feeling uncomfortable after priest's started pontificating PREACHY
See female presented to king in opera LOHENGRIN
Squirt water on flowers SPRAY
Tea dearer by a penny in outside parts of cafeteria CUPPA
To travel without paying could be a problem HITCH
Unhealthy phase so reached? OUTOFSHAPE
What goes through Porte Maillot in northerly direction? METRO
Wise man initially repelled, grasping dandy's fortune MEGABUCKS