The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24180 - March 23, 2009

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"Topping," as baritone might be heard to say ICING
A twit relaxed ATEASE
Bird needs piece of clothing, with tax included, to smarten up TITTIVATE
Bully reforms or retires TERRORISE
Carpeting with rose plants, suitably arranged SLAPONTHEWRIST
Challenged order to lose ten men ONONESMETTLE
Chap handin' out instrument MANDOLIN
Cold in a low-lying area — temperature is comfortable AFFLUENT
Contaminated, having lost an older (usually) relative UNCLE
Cook removes top of egg from cup BAKER
Cooks accompanied by man from Holland FRIESIAN
Counter outside can, over time, become detached DISTINCT
Get hold of records used for dealing with digits NAILFILES
Gets paid for pasturage — a point is made AGISTS
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Go round with gold piece ORBIT
Heartless creature, one with a set of rules CRITERIA
Indian told at first to shove off HOPIT
Initially every little fairy is noticeably puckish ELFIN
It's not new, turning around to follow a revolutionary AGITATOR
Neglected hotel I'd count out OUTINTHECOLD
Pillaging soldiers scooping up uncooked meals to eat something, being empty DOGSOFWAR
Pull cracker to surpass all the rest TAKETHEBISCUIT
Scallywag's accent's not British ROGUE
Scrap, say, during which Alfred's hoisted a sign of surrender WHITEFLAG
Self-centred youth, one bringing about government agents' suspicion NARCISSUS
Tell that woman to go to the end of the rainbow ARCHER
Who had rearranged the seating? HOWDAH
Worm, caught in stiletto, turning LEECH