The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24106 - December 26, 2008

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and following conservative bird CROW
Basic home man has to pay for INHERENT
Cowboy wanting to imitate owl FLYBYNIGHT
Drink for emperor NEGUS
Giraffe-like creatures overlook apish involvement OKAPIS
Harangue family after help is withdrawn DIATRIBE
He's lived appallingly in mess DISHEVEL
Hunting dog has lost black bird EAGLE
Island state housing business IBIZA
Island where badgers can be found, out east HARRIS
Keen to see back of singer AVID
Little girl's dowry DOT
Locate, but not over the counter DISC
Nevertheless I - we both - need to change HOWBEIT
No more balls left OVER
Opening up tin, that's hard CANDOUR
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Point to slug on path PUNCHLINE
Police Headquarters' indication of approval for standard YARDSTICK
Professed nothing clever about opening of treatise OSTENSIBLE
Radio PC lost to fighter with lance PICADOR
Row, using sporting gear ... RACKET
Salesman Leonard is hard to replace REPLENISH
Scullery maid recalled in tears CINDERELLA
Sound happy about it outside - break in IRRUPT
Spread exaggerated publicity about bird like 24 HYPHENED
Talked of misdirected walk to Surrey town REIGATE
The old are on the way up, he wrote YEATS
Through accepting priest's appeal, achieve economy ... BREVITY
to the extent that this is specially designed for Asians INSOFARAS
Youth - woman wants his head LAD
Zip outfit together with repair GETUPANDGO