The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,498 - Feb 18 2015

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Clues Answers
A number of years before part of the Bible becomes corrupt DECADENT
As said of old, did raven and dove dance and turn crimson? DEVOURED
Beneath cuckoo's wings (so artful, so wrong!), not about to run COLOURFAST
Boatman thus greets one; going on theory, he waves AHOYTHERE
Capsize, following report of one seen flying, a sea creature TURNTURTLE
Confident about homework? That's easy! SINECURE
Copy section about redstart and duck PARROT
Figures out the end in acts STATUTES
Fine pintail carried by pointer NARROW
Hard natured? I could be improved INDURATE
Headless chickens? Proverbially, the opposite OWLS
Kingdom acquired by matricide? DOMAIN
Number 1 Queen disc Flash — it's first given a spin on AM FORENOON
One sings in cage, caut­ious, giving out initial warning CANARY
Clues Answers
One wades in with a bill, say? About time EGRET
Picked up fuel, one seen in flight overseas PETREL
Revive wren horribly pecked by eagle's beak RENEW
Samba man from Brazil broadcast in flight AIRTOAIR
Scrambled eggs endorsed and used in an emergency by the army GREENGODDESS
See 22 TONE
See 22 ONES
See 22 TWOBIRDSWITH
Spooner to control birds with old weapons CROSSBOWS
Ultimately, one learns not to be horrid LASTLY
Use a crafty throw — and, lo, siskin and tit now bleed KILL
With it, lark perhaps rises over shore; poet likewise begins singing, but not all at once INDRIBSANDDRABS
You may not imitate a bird FORGETIT