The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23592 - May 4, 2007

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A princess in operetta or opera AIDA
Again order kind of ale and sort of gin REALIGN
Arrive at station with train, where visitors are welcomed DRAWINGROOM
Destructive type in London museum left VANDAL
Element that makes one cross, turning up before noon XENON
Farm animal's directions, going North or South EWE
Finishing first, with low grade on a second exam FASTEST
Gewgaw odd kings removed for short spell NICKNACK
Group of spies associated with ring for so long CIAO
Hardships resulting from pressure on four dividing supplies PRIVATIONS
Helpless under influence of drugs but not alcohol HIGHANDDRY
Hunt the writer, in way that's cunning SLEIGHT
In a word, final indication of rank or position in part of navy SHIP
In conceitedness, how offensive one is! SHOWOFF
In short term, a head steps in for one of the staff TEACHER
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Intermixes wildly as last resort INEXTREMIS
Jack, say, taking ill, getting worse GIANTKILLER
Negative reaction that's repeated in error BOO
Nobody besides Evelyn was in this group of writers DIARISTS
Officer in charge, captured by European artist POLICECONSTABLE
One drunk upset another, see TOSSPOT
People inappropriately named, having Asian race in mind mistakenly AMERICANINDIANS
Popular comrade reformed movement out of control DEMOCRATIC
Quickly produce decisive result KNOCKOUT
React aggressively in US city and yell LASHOUT
Religious work I pore over ICON
Room for improvement? Recognition of achievement AWARD
The distortion surrounding article is dramatic THESPIAN
Twenty one, certainly not eleven TITANIC
What's the welcoming king on? THRONE