The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1563

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A sign that's confused bearing unknown proverb SAYING
Catch a number up NET
Conrad is awfully cynical SARDONIC
Creature roaming randomly round capital in Sudan ORGANISM
Flatten metal IRON
Hand, honest and level straight flush
I had backed ally, so shockingly traitorous DISLOYAL
Implement: also utensil, ultimately TOOL
Insect in a pickle? Most delightful! NICEST
Mountain in Japan, utterly fabulous, initially, to climb FUJI
One's heard on the phone offering to negotiate, to some extent RINGTONE
Others entering Italian river quickly PRESTO
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Penny, say, hugging American relative COUSIN
Scattered boxes on bottom of pile SPARSE
Spots all cheetahs need evidently, first of all ACNE
Star performer, groom? man of the match
Tablet that's stuck on teeth PLAQUE
Tea extended after two ducks OOLONG
Time taken spreading it around DURATION
Unite king and idiot KNIT
Value normally expected with a soldier PARA
Very old figure kept in step stone-age
Yellow food, or black, say BUTTER