The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24083 - November 28, 2008

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Almost let in bird out of autumn night HALLOWEEN
Batsman: he's out STRIKER
Beer finings found in wrecked sailing ship ISINGLASS
Book randy mother may have many of? SONSANDLOVERS
Bulk of old woman covered in cosmetic ROUGHAGE
Chap got stuck into bottle for one — he'll swallow plenty GOURMAND
City's appeal grasped by one with status QUITO
Extraordinary for one area finally to fail us EGREGIOUS
Finally persuade to have discussion circle TALKROUND
From both directions, ways to approach Christopher Island STKITTS
I start in spring time taking a couple of axes to part of wheat TAXYEAR
Let rip with boo perhaps for this hasty work POTBOILER
Line in book and where it's found in miscellany JOBLOT
Love a girl madly — her? GLORIA
Made inspection briefly round destroyer and twin LOOKALIKE
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More or less familiar? FRESHER
One bird eaten by another one HERON
Point at a list, not at a poem ECLOGUE
Revolutionary seizes place, a capital MAPUTO
Sex can follow it near London centre MIDDLE
Sleeping rough and having to eat these? PEELINGS
Snipers succeeded to rear of army more than once HOTSHOTS
Sound heart needed for this spicy dish TIKKA
State duties evenly redistributed TEXAS
Tense but optimistic forecast? FUTUREPERFECT
Ungrateful daughter in service a long time back REGAN
Unmetrical stuff cut short — it cheers PROSIT
Unqualified man may get called across the pond QUACK
Victorian writer had game to cover RUSKIN
Witchdoctor maybe that causes Belfast to disappear from view? ANIMIST