The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24198 - April 13, 2009

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African conflict in which fighter loses heart, turning green BOERWAR
Animal for which Spooner may have had money back ROEDEER
Badly written about — in story apt to err FALLIBLE
Bill has no time for puzzle POSER
Dear seen playing composition SERENADE
Delight in friend coming over at university LAPUP
Exceed time allotted for review RUNOVER
Flora schemes to have central heating installed PLANTS
Former journalists not stopping newspaper, say EXPRESS
Half a month left for literary work NOVEL
Historic region of China — Amur running here MANCHURIA
Hooker from Catalonia TALON
Implements in America mostly capable of being stretched UTENSILS
Laid up in Dorset resort STORED
Mad dog heard in an Irish port DROGHEDA
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Man of La Mancha not beginning card game OMBRE
Medicine was our common bond, we hear LINCTUS
Not quite making a claim about love-in-a-mist NIGELLA
Old Viennese piece by Strauss, initially scary SCHILLING
Part of fruit not eaten by rabbit or bird STONECHAT
Pick up material seconds after departure EGRESS
Pitch in when leader abandons string player ASSIST
Primarily, biographer of Samuel, wonderfully eccentric Lichfield lexicographer BOSWELL
Punt a couple of chaps sold down the river BETRAYED
Sinatra sang this to the end ALLTHEWAY
Tale of adventure and natural desires at sea TREASUREISLAND
The French inheritance ascendant in former French colony SENEGAL
Two notes identifying conductor SOLTI
Usually emulate Franco? ASAGENERALRULE
Warn a good-looking person about first day at work, perhaps ADMONISH