The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24721 - December 15, 2010

Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. GO TO DAILY PUZZLES!
Clues Answers
Author's touch of inspiration runs to the end STOKER
Aviators with firm plans to circle island COPILOTS
Begging to drink pint? A litre ordered SUPPLIANT
Bird starts work on nest? No way TURNSTONE
Case is carried by servant, mostly VALISE
Char having to polish all round before noon BURN
Clubs bore the best people CREAM
Each purist disconcerted by this imitative artist? PASTICHEUR
Family member showing anti-teacher traits quite regularly NIECE
Fugitive wounded by hunter? No ONTHERUN
In hospital man's beginning to take medicinal preparation INHALANT
Is the new La Scala production completely empty? CLEANASAWHISTLE
Lying down, mother's devoured English novel ADAMBEDE
Means of identifying murder victim at length LABEL
Mind coming round to take a look? PEEK
Clues Answers
Moves camera slowly round, before attempt to get photo SNAPSHOT
Old opponent's a delinquent, without question ANTIQUATED
Old prison in the States, hardly high-security OPEN
One of the Calendar Girls? JUNE
One's right to gad about in the later years of one's life THIRDAGE
People in bar refusing a drink BRACER
Recover from illness, but cancel game of golf PULLROUND
School transport TRAIN
Section of Bible suppressed by fiercest heretics ESTHER
South American inhabitant exercises by means of joining in race PERUVIAN
To finish early, vicar cut verse CLERIHEW
Turnover for shopkeeper not good, finally revealed in account RECORD
Wartime commander supplies food and drink about end of campaign KITCHENER
We're told to stop means of payment CHEQUE