The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4222 - April 29, 2007

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Academic, in another word, right - with aridity increasing DRIER
Appearance of these weeds exasperates NETTLES
Did he send notes down from the gallery? MINSTREL
Doubt corrosion must follow condensation MISTRUST
First side led off then second brought back - though not often SELDOM
Fleet of limb, the girl ARMADA
From mountaintop, expert gathers speed - it's steep! MACERATE
Game of golf with the canon? ROUND
Infallible casting of rune by group UNERRING
Just the thing for the traveller? TICKET
Lamb is easy to cook, by the way ESSAYIST
Makes use of hybrid trees - unspecified number EXERTS
Most bleak seen from vessel in first sea trial STARKEST
Nice tax might produce it, but it wouldn't be right INEXACT
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Note girl taking the lead's star quality STELLATE
Old military bands PUTTEES
One does it in the mountains to call toboggan back? YODELS
Piano out of tune, right? Could be better PUNTER
Right inside sepulchre, a single instrument found TROMBONE
Squally wind from Pluto repels DISGUSTS
Take a break - the tea is poured out HESITATE
Take precedence over one given order to exit, say? OUTWEIGH
Troops right to capture coffin-bearer going over the lines? REHEARSEL
Turning last to big game? The horses! STALLIONS
With excitement have a go at it, flying around AGITATO
Working in the mines, or not fully so? UNDEREMPLOYMENT
Writer dressed in old king's underwear CAMISOLE