The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4434 by Don Manley - May 22, 2011

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"Modernise state that's backward!" — politician REVAMP
A high church may become so angry INCENSED
A superior firm wants old city worker to be up to date AUCOURANT
Boy entertaining Irish landowner LAIRD
Cheese? Maureen needs to use some up MOUSETRAP
Criticise devil, one having little hesitation creating havoc PANDEMONIUM
Dora changed gear badly — driver being out of control? ROADRAGE
Fine contribution to the library? Maybe, if book's this OVERDUE
Gangster is restricted by age — a statement often true? GENERALISATION
Get confused when having tot followed by litres, then ale finally ADDLE
Holiday cleaner VAC
It's unreasonable, wanting the French architectural feature STEEPLE
Let learner rest LEASE
Mother upset little boy and girl DAMSEL
Musicians? They may be knocking at people's doors RAPPERS
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Novice could be "colt", yea? ACOLYTE
One restricting food to fade away over short period DIETER
Padre mixing with men — a subduing influence DAMPENER
Please stay calm — no need to visit the barber yet! KEEPYOURHAIRON
Room that's big and old, used for greeting HALLO
Shopkeepers smartened up TRADESMEN
Side cut short a meal TEA
Terrible louts inspiring endless wonder? Criminals! OUTLAWS
There's a piece of music hourly in church CHORALE
Tired like a parachutist just before dive? READYTODROP
Travel and see little creatures in the mountains DOLOMITES
Trendy worker being looked after INHAND
Troubled person must be kept outside that place BOTHERED
Weighed like fish? SCALED
What old shoes may be, we hear — got rid of in charity shop? RESOLD