The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 23813 - January 18, 2008

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An acid shortly eats line in stone ASHLAR
Can the old play in this competition? DECATHLON
Chic nurse sporting this? SCRUNCHIE
Everything that comes under the one? THELOT
Family with five daughters inclined to accept extremes of noise BENNET
Friend gets another entangled in scheme MACHINATE
General secures unit some drink LEMONADE
Having run, not quite catch song of bird RHEA
I am grateful to encounter island - this one? TAHITI
I may need this to protect cut in side in hospital, please HAIRSPRAY
I piled into a chap with force AMAIN
In a state, as banker goes bust NEBRASKA
It's the moment for some gospel, but fail to come forward MARKTIME
Jog, but tear across fast road REMIND
Leaving peak, mountain stream makes breach RENT
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Measured by stars, team's serious SIDEREAL
Nail down policy TACK
Nick's 100 mph companion? NOTCH
Not quite winning race one enters on holiday? SECONDHOME
One brings together 1 and 10, somehow MATCHMAKER
One coat, reversible; only woman could wear it CAMISOLE
Popular move gains one badge INSIGNIA
Prepare theatre programme in the usual parts TYPECAST
Refuse to add name to garment BRAN
Sort of ring the poet palmed in an hour? ETERNITY
thletic activity thus deformed toe HAMMER
Thrust head out of dive LUNGE
Time erodes totem pole TEMPO
Very quickly take to a pet that's in pain LIKEASCALDEDCAT