The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24679 - October 27, 2010

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Clues Answers
After short time it's clear he's a painter MONET
Blast — the game's up PAN
Caught with odd instrument in kitchen SNAREDRUM
Complete a sort of clue that's spot on DOWNRIGHT
County where colleen's finished on top DONEGAL
Do language course before holiday, and depart unannounced TAKEFRENCHLEAVE
Evergreen from forest, one in a state GARDENIA
Expert about to abandon craft ORACLE
From entrance turned left regularly for church gallery ROODLOFT
Girl from good book GEMMA
Go down with disease when in trouble ABSEIL
How doors and drawers are made? Even more so WITHKNOBSON
Informer replacing criminals' leader takes the biscuit RATAFIA
Is article crazy or sensible? REALISTIC
It's why man with Greene novel is a writer ERNESTHEMINGWAY
Clues Answers
Misses running at end of relay race ANCHORWOMEN
Most wonderful bridge player holding deck I shuffled WICKEDEST
Music in traveller's lodge finally changed MOTET
One offering slippery replies SPIELER
PC's radio switched on and off SPORADIC
Play's ending worries Irish writer YEATS
Resign at half-time? DEMIT
Secondary interests produce row between parties SIDELINES
Spell name — follow with one's finger round TRANCE
Stand for troops here REPRESENT
Start of play in, say, cricket test INSPECT
Trained to work? Made less as judge COMMUTED
Virago novel about resistance shown by wife SHREW
Women's stilettos in car WHEELS
Work schedule left by a bunk ROT