The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 24825 - April 16, 2011

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Artist taking to bird in a culture that's promiscuous TOULOUSELAUTREC
Behind penning books, so writes music NOTATES
Bound to find the shade under hollow tree TETHERED
Brush clearing surface for type of soup OXTAIL
Cavalier having to walk around the East CARELESS
Chip against the bar COUNTER
Cool holds and energy required for dance FANDANGO
Do well with fish, about ten caught EXCEL
Doubt writers in employment after shilling SUSPENSE
Families gathered round television at last for It's a Knockout SEMIFINAL
First of cooks cuts carrot for money LUCRE
Free love embraced by miss LOOSE
Game whose winners are quick RUSSIANROULETTE
Generous, supporting good cause GROUND
Given bottle to keep dummy from being thrown FLUMMOXED
Clues Answers
Granny bond, perhaps? KNOT
I've evidently blanched, seeing spike IMPALE
In North America, country welcoming very blissful state NIRVANA
Insanity figures in ladies and gentlemen LOONINESS
Painting of twisted leaf FOLIO
Pensioner almost overcoming relative, seeking haven OASIS
Prerequisite for surfing cow? BROWSER
Seriously primitive walls for home EARNESTLY
Starter of liver — is anyone going to order with onions? LYONNAISE
Strip, revealing two bones, though not bottom RIBBON
Stuff for a deep valley GORGE
System of classification putting duty on order, ending in dismay TAXONOMY
Union paper CONFETTI
Use an early delivery? MILK
Vehicle's speed in reverse gripping the country ESTATECAR