The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24017 - September 12, 2008

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A name for Elizabeth I: Victoria naturally kept it ORIANA
Aussie native wanting to shoot drugs, stashing equipment BUDGERIGAR
Barrister with nothing to lose creates disorder RUMPLE
Capital backing some young woman is a pound short RIGA
Censor calls in questionable star singer - he's missing something CASTRATO
Considered deep matter I'd worked out PREMEDITATED
Dinghy's first to sail to Jersey SCOW
Finished off cake found thus in freezer? ICED
George I and II together? For George II, George III GRANDSON
Get annoyed with damage to part of course CUTUPROUGH
Great lady's subscription keeps church solvent initially DUCHESS
It lists title-holders, apart from a single time period BARONETAGE
Keep protecting a king - this one? HAROLD
Man just sentenced to be taken down; one does this as a favour? CONDESCEND
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Men certain rain will fall - one nearly died of thirst ANCIENTMARINER
Monster ape's short epoch CHIMERA
Opening filled by Peruvian mathematician POINCARE
Oversaw the collapse of all types WHATSOEVER
Puck fetched nothing, being lazy LOVEINIDLENESS
Recognises sound and scent NOSE
Still unwise to forecast? PRESAGE
Swan, black, a feature of Lyme COBB
Take turn around ends of terrace, and enter STEPIN
Trader wearing sparkling decoration, a quarter missing INDIAMAN
Vile work? Be serious MEANBUSINESS
When speaking, not many would quarrel without end FEUD
With which to announce Hammers' first goal ASPIRATION
Young Kermit got a little stick TADPOLE