The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24164 - March 4, 2009

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A helper surprisingly assuming writer's brief EPHEMERAL
Aliens in short race round caring for planet LITTLEGREENMEN
Aspiring to hear small forest insect WOULDBE
British card player one's terribly upset to beat? BREAST
Cake with good sweetener BUNG
Channel land top producer for farming programme? JERSEY
Declare it, having cut one's head off AVERT
Desperate to survive axe LASTDITCH
Drag queen put in shadow TRAIL
Empty cinema not a thing seen in the country CANADA
French fields turn yellow after corn rises BOCAGE
French town where one intercepts a stag? AMIENS
Frowns if told engaging riddle SIFT
Gang pelt rocks and fruit EGGPLANT
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Girl rather late rising NETTA
Hack, perhaps, given change to forge this GIFTHORSE
He could have used ox tongue and loaf DOLITTLE
Knights requisition cricketer's horse ORDEROFTHEBATH
Lean across touching heart of mate's relative GREATAUNT
Lighter moving out of Berlin designed to hold minute cargo NIMBLER
Manipulative skill in prison, going to receive pound for nothing? JUGGLING
On Thursday I start to draw rich girl's picture THEGODFATHER
Round lines made face infected POLLUTED
Separate, alternate turns — twice UNTIE
Spaniel's been confused with him and his tail BLENHEIM
Stable boy and fair lassie finally in bond WELLADJUSTED
Wanting children near back entrance to come in BROODY
What 11 used to prescribe for his best friend? DOGLATIN