The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24212 - April 29, 2009

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Clues Answers
Asian flu, for example, daughter's avoided MALAY
At end of old book priest found signs of suspect text OBELI
Chief performer of heavy metal LEAD
During matches proceeded to get scores TWENTIES
English exam board's rich, complex range of options EMBARRASDECHOIX
Extra section a writer inserted in page 509 APPENDIX
Female took charge of business for country's leader FRANCO
Floor is easily dismantled KNOCKDOWN
Get lost in Oxford, say SHOO
Guess I'm joining in with a will after wasting time initially ESTIMATE
Head of house exercising his power to administer punishment HORSEWHIP
Items of headgear for a service? CROWNDERBY
Just about keep going, with credit no longer available? TICKOVER
Leads for detectives as they investigate very elusive case DATIVE
Likely to feature in newspaper, and on radio? REPORTABLE
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Made mildly sarcastic remarks: a form of derision IRONISED
Making an effort is stressful TRYING
Neddy's foremost among comic Goons giving top performance ONSONG
Not having a picture of Peter Pan's profession? IMAGELESS
Old mortgage debts partly written off AGED
Perhaps commute cost of school food TRAINFARE
Person who cleans fish CHAR
So-called outlaw lifted gold container ROBIN
Spent a thousand in area near Land's End ZONKED
Tiny crustacean and enormous fish caught in net mostly? The opposite OSTRACOD
Transport loaded with English and French on way back? CARFERRY
US city offering retreat to preacher in retirement DENVER
Volume introducing Irish poetry VERSE
Wealthy endlessly squeezed by a penny-pinching statesman AMERICAN