The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24174 - March 16, 2009

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A fish out of water gulping oxygen DORY
A fraction to one side APART
A girl has bottom pinched, unfortunately ALAS
A Greek starter ALPHA
Adept, old lady's secured role MAHATMA
Arousing intense feeling in English grounds EMOTIVE
Assumed spies engaged in airlift at sea ARTIFICIAL
Attempt from bunker, initially with wood BASH
Bury's season without foremost of wingers INTER
But not the sort of music you'd associate with steel or brass bands? HEAVYMETAL
Careful in plant close to machinery THRIFTY
Cars in residential areas ESTATES
Classified operations on Crete, possibly after onset of terrorism TOPSECRET
Content sot, very drunk, deliberately ignored by everyone SENTTOCOVENTRY
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Flipping angry, chasing cad in port ROTTERDAM
Frodo's pony showing pace on runs STRIDER
Furious, marauder at sea losing power IRATE
Get to know, briefly, a humorist LEAR
Head after those who flogged cheeky kid WHIPPERSNAPPER
In short skirt, mother's bottom MINIMUM
Lacking information during the night? INTHEDARK
Lover in Italian city turned over at end of siesta INAMORATA
People generally in support of different afterlife OTHERWORLD
Reach the headland and stop rambling COMETOTHEPOINT
Sailor, with no one else present, produces seafood ABALONE
Smart Conservative heading off for plant CHICORY
Snaps the toffee into pieces for Boxing Day FEASTOFSTEPHEN
Writer's book, hit, one adding fuel to the fire BRAMSTOKER