The Times - Cryptic - Times Saturday 23976 - July 26, 2008

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Clues Answers
A bird-brained bird? THICKHEAD
Children enjoying their holiday season OFFSPRING
Dark glass where passport is passed back, entering port OBSIDIAN
Endless sun following sun worshipper from Jamaica RASTA
Great wit punched by son COSMIC
Happen to secure power over flier or rival COMPETITOR
Influence strike CLOUT
Iris adapts, forming another plant ASPIDISTRA
Item avoided during play, as asleep throughout improvised prose SKIPPINGROPE
Just a boy, thrashed viciously BYASHORTHEAD
Lie back during divorce, seeing inappropriate lover? RELATIVE
Like shallow vessel, off course ASTRAY
Look through half of European country for vegetation FLORA
Possible sharp chance ACCIDENTAL
Clues Answers
Rubbish bin cleared, so tidy CONSIDERABLE
Search for rock, perhaps FISH
Ship veers across extremely tiny lifeboat CUTTYSARK
State after repeated account, it's a plant ACACIA
Steal flags when raised SNIP
Still not working IDLE
Supporting research, soldier becoming Lutheran, perhaps PROTESTANT
Target of boxer twice bringing cheers CHINCHIN
Time before composer gets treatment for a narrow mind? TRAVEL
To be evasive, bound to fly low HEDGEHOP
Tree's surface PLANE
US state capitalist takes to stuffing European BOSTONIAN
Why wine can't be accessed, or port CORK
Writer of blank verse? INVISIBLEINK