The Times - Cryptic - Sunday Times Cryptic 4254 - December 9, 2007

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A crop is knocked flat PROSAIC
Academician is a Russian lady RAISA
Acquires personal knowledge of exciting, epic sex with René EXPERIENCES
Birds a rat keeps worrying PARAKEETS
Can't move quickly FAST
Capital to take the initial levy FIRSTRATE
Casual shoes put out for sale LOAFERS
Charm poet with your first, exotic picture in colour CHROMATYPE
Cleft sticks hold them? EFTS
Convincing evidence, though may need amending PROOF
English net returns cover mistake of a mundane character TERRENE
Farewell to the French! ADIEU
Fish first seen at river, that's plain PIKESTAFF
Flashing of the shoulder by English girl EPAULETTE
Give more, to become a theologian ADD
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Hail diminished, but it's still bleak CHEERLESS
He may put out the last champion EVICTOR
In chess, irrational move trapped knight SIR
Is rejecting first mate's riddle? SIEVE
Many presents in these boxes COFFERS
Meal out on the river, for the department REALM
Necessitates quarters being provided for dogs ENTAILS
Pilots cheer wildly, to be in them? HELICOPTERS
Promise Thomas unusual change of form METAMORPHOSIS
Remark in words that may appear to be verbose OBSERVE
Ring leading expert about lines to superintend OVERSEE
Seeks information about heading off from duties for a game of golf ASKSAROUND
Spurned, second girl passed on, outside DISMISSED
Took a picture featuring this creature OKAPI
With fish, drink black-malt ale? There's only one of us in favour SOLESUPPORTER