The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23716 - September 26, 2007

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Clues Answers
Acquit person involved in old charge EXONERATE
Advance across river and adopt country ways RURALISE
An area of cultivation, this creche? NURSERY
Animal painter working to capture extremely comic duck RACCOON
Beak's protector is acquainted with rest, we hear NOSEPIECE
Capability I displayed on piste, oddly bringing credit? BROWNIEPOINTS
Combine to get note accepted by unappreciative type INTEGRATE
Dine with most of class in Israeli port EILAT
Downfall of Geordie area, one in chaotic state NEMESIS
Family man's first tool for correcting type BODKIN
Farmer half-heartedly becomes doorkeeper at lodge TILER
Fruit no good for a Communist chairman to eat MANGO
Get rich, disposing of duke's second ring PROSPER
Grass, creating general alarm PANIC
Greek character's quiet store in centre of Birkenhead EPSILON
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He killed two foes, losing head about others ORESTES
Indispensable as oil might be ESSENTIAL
Magazine chosen before recess, say PICTORIAL
Nobody has news about reformed snooper NONPERSON
Old American tyrant goes in for taxing ONEROUS
Old policeman done by con man, perhaps RUNNER
One of Langerhans's detached territories? ISLET
One who painted cattle on a wreck CANALETTO
Slip over in bar or restaurant ERROR
Stay with friends backing knockabout comedy SLAPSTICK
Strange thing that is worn by some retired people NIGHTIE
Tacky quality of stone slab in army quarters TASTELESSNESS
Trial involving a southern state ASSAY
Two blokes supporting broadcast rock OBSIDIAN
Zoroastrian's son raised in capital city PARSI