The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24142 - February 6, 2009

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Begin writing autobiography of highly ambitious sort TYPEA
Cheating is annoying, a growing source of irritation STINGINGNETTLES
Clothing that's hot, to some extent HABIT
Country, I reckon, without a lira ITALY
Delicate Western game for children WISPY
Divided a page with pictures APART
Drug one may be urged to keep off GRASS
Edward as rat-catcher? Forget it! NEVERMIND
Friend with a supply of food good to eat PALATABLE
Great man hit American historian HERODOTUS
Highly-placed canvas, work taking second in the end TOPSAIL
Husband embraced by another man as source of good news GHENT
In Southern parts of Germany, ruler not a good speaker SLANDERER
Instrument 4 to secure cask BAGPIPE
It's about providing fresh protection, we hear REGARDING
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It's striking and trendy, say what you like! OUTWITHIT
One taking care of teeth had a medical appointment SAWDOCTOR
Prepare dough or bread READY
Print one recipe, finally, that could be something for lazy cook to use TINOPENER
Producing a "Ring" anew could get one excited WAGNERIAN
Rangers and Celtic, say, meet in unmentionable tragedy THESCOTTISHPLAY
Reflected business getting alarmed after leader leaves COGITATED
Some art receiving good backing in part of Ireland SLIGO
The unfinished bank project THROW
Tries to influence minister, say, so Bible can be revised LOBBIES
Turn to party to exert force, in a way LEVER
US president collecting mostly unoriginal Japanese art IKEBANA
Using few words from letter selectively TERSE
What some commuters do after work produces stress DRIVEHOME
You once strayed, unfortunately, not so long ago YESTERDAY