The Times - Cryptic - Times Cryptic 24237 - May 28, 2009

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Animal turning head on rock GIBBON
Appropriately clothed, run over a kilometre through Moscow VERST
As strong-jawed type, one blooms CROCI
Bloody good to drop in to this party ORGY
By speaking to engineers, one makes progress with two tiers BIREME
Claudius's offence, knocking over drink, spoiled restful mood MURDERMOSTFOUL
Complicated procedure to set up master part RIGMAROLE
Crack from vicar as sermon's starting in church CREVASSE
Decline to accept revolutionary surplice ROCHET
Doctor's manner when one died, carried out: very angry with himself BESIDE
Drawing me acting in play MAGNETIC
Emperor's refusal to welcome queen NERO
Energy that's short in German town GOTHA
Fall of rebel, after money's short CASCADE
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How determinedly one sinks a bad pint? TOTHEBITTEREND
Inadequate type crazy about ancient virtues DAMAGEDGOODS
One at the Met involved in improper arrest OPERA
One has nothing in City (London?), or ridiculously little DERISORY
One may lie impressively in this memo — usual nonsense MAUSOLEUM
One sported in sun, getting dark red — ominous, at first SOMBRERO
One's not the lead in another scam SECONDFIDDLE
Quality assurance personnel for American game CHECKERS
Removes weaknesses from schemes? DEVICES
Ruddy pig beginning to eat old coat REDINGOTE
Scientist's just invented a unit of weight NEWTON
Sounded thick in opening of debate FATHOMED
Taking pleasure in wine, unlikely to demand this? REFUND
Very severe damage rain can do DRACONIAN